Compounds, pharmaceutical composition and methods for use in treating metabolic disorders

ABSTRACT

The present invention is directed to novel compounds of formula (I) and their use in treating metabolic diseases.

The present invention relates to novel compounds including their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates, which are agonists or partial agonists of G-protein coupled receptor 43 (GPR43) and are useful as therapeutic compounds, particularly in the treatment and/or prevention of Type 2 diabetes mellitus and conditions that are often associated with this disease including, lipid disorders such as dyslipidemia, hypertension, obesity, atherosclerosis and its sequelae.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Under normal conditions, Free Fatty Acids (FFAs) are implicated in numerous physiological processes by serving as fuel in various metabolic pathways and/or acting as signaling molecules in different tissues such as the heart, liver, skeletal muscle, adipocytes and the pancreas (Newsholme et al., Biochem. J., 80 pp 655-662, 1961; Prentki et al., Endocrine Reviews, PubMed print ahead, 2008). Among FFAs, the short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs, carbon length C2-C6) are generated during anaerobic bacterial fermentation of fiber in the gut (Sellin et al., News. Physiol. Sci., 14, pp 58-64, 1999). Long-chain fatty acids (LCFAs, carbon length C₁₄-C₂₄) are products of dietary intake from adipose tissues and liver (McArthur et al., J. Lipid. Res., 40, pp 1371-1383, 1999).

Obesity is an increasing, worldwide public health problem associated with devastating pathologies such as type 2 diabetes (T2D) and dyslipidemia (Wild et al., Diabetes Care 27, pp 1047-1053, 2004). Dyslipidemia is characterized by high levels of triglycerides and/or LDL (bad cholesterol) or low levels of HDL (good cholesterol). Dyslipidemia is a key independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. It has long been suggested that FFAs are implicated in the regulation and/or genesis of these diseases (Fraze et al., J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab., 61, pp 807-811, 1985). It is well established that regular intake of dietary fiber has several beneficial metabolic effects such as lowering of plasma cholesterol and triglyceride levels (Anderson et al., J. Am. Coll. Nutr., 23, pp 5-17, 2004). Specifically, dietary fiber has been shown to increase endogenous levels of SCFAs, leading to the suppression of cholesterol synthesis and improvement in glucose tolerance in rat (Berggren et al., Br. J. Nutr., 76, pp 287-294, 1996), as well as the reduction of hyperglycemia in a diabetic mice model (Sakakibara et al., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Com., 344, pp 597-604, 2006).

Drug therapies are available to address both T2D and dyslipidemia. Specifically, statins, fibrates and nicotinic acid or combinations thereof are often considered as a first line therapy in dyslipidemia whereas metformin, sulphonylureas and thiazolidinediones are three, widely-used classes of oral anti-diabetic drugs (Tenenbaum et al., Cardiovascular Diabetology, 5, pp 20-23, 2006). Although theses therapies are widespread in their use, the common appearance of adverse effects or lack of efficacy after long-term use causes concern. Moreover, the growing patient population suffering from T2D, dyslipidemia and associated metabolic diseases creates a demand for new entrants into this therapeutic market.

GPR43 (also named FFA2R) belongs to a subfamily of G-Protein-Coupled Receptors (GPCRs), including GPR40 and GPR41 that have been identified as receptor for FFAs (Le Poul et al., J. Biol Chem. 278, 25481-489, 2003; Covington et al., Biochemical Society transaction 34, 770-773, 2006). The 3 family members share 30 to 40% sequences identity with specificity toward different fatty acids carbon chain lengths, with SCFAs (short chain fatty acids: six carbons molecules or shorter) activating GPR41 and GPR43 and medium and long chain fatty acids (MCFA, LCFA) activating GPR40 (Rayasam et al., Expert Opinion on therapeutic targets, 11 661-671, 2007). C2 acetate and C3 propionate are the most potent activators of GPR43. GPR43 is mainly coupled with Gq-proteins, with some evidence for its possible coupling with Gi/o pathways as well.

GPR43 is strongly expressed in adipocytes. Also there is evidence suggesting that GPR43 is overexpressed in pancreatic β-cells in prediabetic states as shown in WO2006/036688A2. Recent papers confirmed the GPR43 expression in pancreatic islets (Ahrén, Nature Reviews, 8 pp 396-385; 2009; Regard et al., J; Clin. Invst., 117 pp 4034-4043, 2007). In adipocyte cells, GPR43 is induced during the differentiation process and increased during the high fat feeding in rodents, suggesting that GPR43 may affect adipocyte functions (Hong et al., Endrocrinology, 146 pp 5092-5099, 2005). Indeed, it has been reported that acetate and propionate may stimulate adipogenesis via GPR43. In addition siRNA results hinted that acetate and propionate may inhibit lipolysis in adipocytes via GPR43 activation (Hong et al., Endocrinology, 146 pp 5092-5099, 2005). It is interesting to note that the effect of acetate on reducing plasma free fatty acids level has been documented in humans (Suokas et al., Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 12 pp 52-58, 1988; Laurent et al., European journal of clinical nutrition, 49 pp 484-491, 1995). In addition, it has been shown that (i) adipocytes treated with GPR43 endogenous SCFA ligands exhibit a reduction in lipolytic activity and such inhibition of lypolysis is the result of GPR43 activation and (ii) GPR43 activation by acetate results in the reduction of plasma free fatty acids level in vivo (Ge et al., Endocrinology, 149 pp 4519-26, 2008). Recently two GPR43 positive allosteric modulator molecules have been shown able to inhibit the lipolysis in adipocytes similarly to that of GPR43 endogenous SCFA ligands (Lee et al., Mol Pharmacol, 74(6) pp 1599-1609, 2008). Such results suggest a potential role of GPR43 in regulating plasma lipid profiles and aspects of metabolic syndrome.

On this basis, new agonists or partial agonists of GPR43 may be of therapeutic value for T2D mellitus and conditions that are associated with this disease including, lipid disorders such as dyslipidemia, hypertension, obesity, atherosclerosis and its sequelae.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention encompasses compounds of general Formula I, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates as well as methods of use of such compounds or compositions comprising such compounds as modulators of GPR43 activity.

In a general aspect, the invention provides compounds of general formula I:

wherein

-   Ar¹ is a 5- to 6-membered aryl or heteroaryl group, 3- to 8-membered     cycloalkyl group, a 3- to 8-membered heterocycloalkyl group, or a     linear or branched C₃-C₆ alkyl group, each of the aryl, heteroaryl,     cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, or alkyl groups being optionally     substituted by one or more groups selected from halo, cyano, alkyl,     hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, alkenyl,     alkynyl, heteroalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, aryl,     aralkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy,     cycloalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy, amino, alkoxyalkoxy,     alkylamino, aminoalkyl, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl,     cycloalkyloxycarbonyl, heterocyclyloxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl,     heteroaryloxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, cycloalkylcarbonyloxy,     heterocyclylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, heteroarylcarbonyloxy,     arylalkyloxy, alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino,     cycloalkylcarbonylamino, heterocyclylcarbonylamino     arylcarbonylamino, heteroarylcarbonylamino, alkylcarbonylaminoalkyl,     acylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl,     arylcarbamoyl, heteroarylcarbamoyl, carbamoyl alkyl, carbamoylamino,     alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl,     cycloalkylsulfonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl,     heteroarylsulfonyl sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, arylsulfamoyl,     heteroarylsulfamoyl, alkylsulfonylamino, cycloalkylsulfonylamino,     heterocyclylsulfonylamino, arylsulfonylamino,     heteroarylsulfonylamino, haloalkylsulfonylamino, or two substituents     form an alkylenedioxy group or a haloalkylenedioxy group, or two     substituents form a cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl moiety together     with the cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl group they are attached to,     or fused to the aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl     group may be one or more cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl or     heteroaryl moiety, each of said substituents being optionally     substituted by one or more further substituents selected from halo,     alkoxy, alkyl, alkylamino, alkylcarbonyl, alkylheteroaryl,     alkylsulfonyl, aralkyl, aryl, arylamino, aryloxy, cyano, haloalkoxy,     haloalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heteroarylcarbonyl,     heterocyclyl, hydroxyl, oxo, or sulfonyl; -   L¹ is a single bond, C₁-C₂ alkylene, C₁-C₂ alkenylene, each     optionally being substituted by one or more substituents selected     from halo, C₁-C₂ alkyl, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl; or L¹ is —N(R^(N))—,     wherein R^(N) is H or C₁-C₂ alkyl; or L¹ and R¹ together are ═CH—; -   R¹ is H, halo, allyl, or a C₁-C₄ alkyl group, which may optionally     be substituted by one or more groups selected from halo or C₁-C₄     alkyl; -   L² is a C₁-C₃ alkylene, C₂-C₄ alkenylene, C₃-C₆ cylcloalkylene, each     of which being optionally substituted by one or more groups selected     from halo, alkyl, alkoxy, or haloalkyl; or L² is —O—CH₂—; or -   R¹ and L² together are ═CH—, under the condition that -L¹-Ar¹ is H;     or -   R¹ and L² together are a 5- to 6-membered saturated or unsaturated     carbocyclic or heterocyclic group, preferably a cyclohexenyl group,     under the condition that -L¹-Ar¹ is H; -   Z is selected from the group consisting of —COOR,

wherein R is H or linear or branched alkyl, aryl, acyloxyalkyl, dioxolene, R³ is H, methyl or ethyl, and R⁴ is hydroxyl —SO₂CH₃, —SO₂cyclopropyl or —SO₂CF₃;

-   D is CO or SO₂; -   R² is H, linear or branched C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ hydroxyalkyl, C₁-C₄     haloalkyl, C₂-C₄ alkenyl, C₂-C₄ alkynyl, C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl, C₃-C₆     cycloalkylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl,     alkoxycarbonylalkyl, aminocarbonylalkyl, or aralkyloxyalkyl; each of     the alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl,     cycloalkylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl,     alkoxycarbonylalkyl, aminocarbonylalkyl, and aralkyloxyalkyl groups     being optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected     from halo, cyano, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl,     heteroalkyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, amino,     alkylamino, aminoalkyl, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy,     alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino, alkylcarbonylaminoalkyl,     acylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl,     carbamoylalkyl, carbamoyl amino, alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl,     haloalkylsulfonyl, sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, alkylsulfonylamino,     cycloalkylsulfonylamino, haloalkylsulfonylamino, or two substituents     form an alkylenedioxy group or a haloalkylenedioxy group; -   Ar² is a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic group or a 5- or 6-membered     heteroaryl group, optionally substituted by one or more substituents     selected from halo, cyano, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl,     alkynyl, heteroalkyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy,     heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy, amino, alkylamino, aminoalkyl, carboxy,     alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, alkylcarbonylamino,     haloalkylcarbonylamino, alkylcarbonylaminoalkyl, acylamino,     carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl, carbamoylalkyl,     carbamoylamino, alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl,     haloalkylsulfonyl, sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, alkylsulfonylamino,     cycloalkylsulfonylamino, haloalkylsulfonylamino, or two substituents     form an alkylenedioxy group or a haloalkylenedioxy group; -   L³ is a single bond, C₁-C₃ alkylene, C₁-C₃ cycloalkylene C₁-C₃     alkenylene or carbonylamino; -   Ar³ is an aryl, heteroaryl, or C₁-C₄ alkyl group, each of which     being optionally substituted by one or more groups selected from     halo, cyano, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl,     cycloalkylalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, heteroalkyl, heterocyclyl,     heterocyclylalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl,     hydroxyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy,     aryloxy, amino, alkylamino, aminoalkyl, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl,     cycloalkyloxycarbonyl, heterocyclyloxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl,     heteroaryloxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, cycloalkylcarbonyloxy,     heterocyclylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, heteroarylcarbonyloxy,     arylalkyloxy, alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino,     cycloalkylcarbonylamino, heterocyclylcarbonylamino     arylcarbonylamino, heteroarylcarbonylamino, alkylcarbonylaminoalkyl,     acylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl,     arylcarbamoyl, heteroarylcarbamoyl, carbamoylalkyl, carbamoylamino,     alkylcarbamoylamino, cycloalkylaminocarbamoyl, alkylsulfonyl,     haloalkylsulfonyl, cycloalkylsulfonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl,     arylsulfonyl, heteroarylsulfonyl sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl,     arylsulfamoyl, heteroarylsulfamoyl, alkylsulfonylamino,     cycloalkylsulfonylamino, heterocyclylsulfonylamino,     arylsulfonylamino, heteroarylsulfonylamino, haloalkylsulfonylamino,     or two substituents form an alkylenedioxy group or a     haloalkylenedioxy group, or two substituents form a cycloalkyl or     heterocycloalkyl moiety together with the cycloalkyl or     heterocycloalkyl group they are attached to, or fused to the aryl,     heteroaryl, cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl group may be one or more     cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl or heteroaryl moiety, each of said     substituents being optionally substituted by one or more further     substituents selected from halo, alkoxy, alkyl, alkoxyalkyl,     alkoxyalkoxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy, amino, alkylamino,     alkylaminoalkoxy, cycloalkylamino, aralkylamino, alkylaminoalkyl,     alkylaminocarbonyl, alkylcarbonyl, cycloalkylcarbonylamino,     alkylheterocyclyl, alkylheteroaryl, alkylsulfonyl,     alkylsulfonylamino, aralkyl, aralkyloxy, aryl, arylamino, aryloxy,     cyano, haloalkoxy, haloalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl,     heteroarylcarbonyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclyloxy, hydroxyl, oxo, or     sulfonyl, or L³-Ar³ form an aryl, preferably phenyl, or heteroaryl     group fused to Ar², wherein each of said aryl or heteroaryl groups     fused to Ar² are optionally substituted by one or more halo,     preferably chloro and fluoro; -   with the following provisos: -   Ar²-L³-Ar³ is not 4-(4-butylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl,     4-(4-ethylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl, 4-(para-tolyl)thiazol-2-yl,     4-phenylthiazol-2-yl, 4-(4-propylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl,     4-(4-(sec-butyl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl,     4-(4-isopropylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl, 4-(4-isobutylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl,     4-(4-(tert-butyl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl,     4-(4-butylphenyl)-5-methylthiazol-2-yl,     4-(4-ethylphenyl)-5-methylthiazol-2-yl,     5-methyl-4-(para-tolyl)thiazol-2-yl, 5-methyl-4-phenylthiazol-2-yl,     5-methyl-4-(4-propylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl,     4-(4-(sec-butyl)phenyl)-5-methylthiazol-2-yl,     4-(4-isopropylphenyl)-5-methylthiazol-2-yl,     4-(4-isobutylphenyl)-5-methylthiazol-2-yl,     4-(4-(tert-butyl)phenyl)-5-methylthiazol-2-yl,     4-(4-butyl-3-methylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl,     4-(4-ethyl-3-methylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl,     4-(3,4-dimethylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl, 4-(meta-tolyl)thiazol-2-yl,     4-(3-methyl-4-propylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl,     4-(4-(sec-butyl)-3-methylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl,     4-(4-isopropyl-3-methylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl,     4-(4-isobutyl-3-methylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl,     4-(4-(tert-butyl)-3-methylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl,     4-(4-butyl-3-methylphenyl)-5-methylthiazol-2-yl,     4-(4-ethyl-3-methylphenyl)-5-methylthiazol-2-yl,     4-(3,4-dimethylphenyl)-5-methylthiazol-2-yl,     5-methyl-4-(meta-tolyl)thiazol-2-yl,     5-methyl-4-(3-methyl-4-propylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl,     4-(4-(sec-butyl)-3-methylphenyl)-5-methylthiazol-2-yl,     4-(4-isopropyl-3-methylphenyl)-5-methylthiazol-2-yl,     4-(4-isobutyl-3-methylphenyl)-5-methylthiazol-2-yl,     4-(4-(tert-butyl)-3-methylphenyl)-5-methylthiazol-2-yl; -   Ar³ is not (7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin)-4yl; -   Ar² is not 5-cyano-thiazolyl; -   the compound of formula I is none of. -   2-[[[4-(4-butylphenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexane     carboxylic acid,     6-[[(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic     acid,     6-[[[5-(cyclopentylmethyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic     acid, 3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid,     6-[[(5-acetyl-4-methyl-2-thiazolyl)amino]carbonyl]-2-[[[4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic     acid,     6-[[[4-(3,4-dimethylphenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic     acid,     6-[[[5-methyl-4-(4-propylphenyl)-2thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic     acid,     2-[[[4-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic     acid,     2-[[[4-(2,5-dimethylphenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic     acid,     6-[[[5-(2-chlorophenyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic     acid     2-[[[5-[(4-chlorophenoxy)methyl]-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic     acid,     2-[[[5-methyl-4-(4-propylphenyl)-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxybic     acid,     2-[[(5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic     acid,     6-[[[4-[4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenyl]-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic     acid,     6-[[(5-ethyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic     acid-1-methylethyl ester     2-[[(5-methyl-4-phenyl-2-thiazolyl)amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic     acid,     2-[[[5-methyl-4-[4-(2-methylpropyl)phenyl]-2-thiazolyl)amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic     acid,     6-[[(5-cyclopropyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic     acid,     2-[[[5-(cyclopentylmethyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic     acid,     2-[[[4-(4-chlorophenyl)5-ethyl-2-thiazolyl)amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic     acid,     2-[[[4-(3-methoxyphenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic     acid,     6-[[[5-methyl-4-(4-methylphenyl)-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic     acid,     2-[[(5-cyclopropyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic     acid,     6-[[[4-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-ethyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxybic     acid,     6-[[[4-(2,5-dimethylphenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic     acid,     6-[[(5-phenyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic     acid,     2-[[[5-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2yl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic     acid,     2-[[(6-carboxy-3-cyclohexen-1-yl)carbonyl]amino]-4-phenyl-5-thiazolecarboxylic     acid-5-ethyl ester,     2-[[(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic     acid,     6-[[(5-cyclopropyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic     acid,     6-[[[5-methyl-4-[4-(2-methylpropyl)phenyl]-2-thiazolyl)amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic     acid,     6-[[(5-ethyl-4-phenyl-2-thiazolyl)amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic     acid,     6-[[[4-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl)amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic     acid,     2-[[[4-(3-chlorophenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic     acid,     6-[[[5-(1-ethylphenyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic     acid,     2-[[[4-(3,4-dimethylpentyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic     acid,     2-[[[5-(2-thienyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic     acid,     2-[[(4,5-diphenyl-2-thiazolyl)amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxybic     acid,     6-[[[4-(4-ethylphenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic     acid,     2-[[(2-carboxycyclohexyl)carbonyl]amino]-4-methyl-5-thiazolecarboxylic     acid-5-methyl ester,     2-[[(2-carboxycyclohexyl)carbonyl]amino]-4-methyl-5-thiazolecarboxylic     acid-5-ethyl ester,     2-[[(5-ethyl-4-phenyl-2-thiazolyl)amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic     acid,     6-[[(5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic     acid,     2-[[(5-cyclopropyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxybic     acid,     2-[[[4-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic     acid,     2-[[(2-carboxycyclohexyl)carbonyl]amino]-4-methyl-5-thiazoleacetic     acid-5-ethyl ester,     2-[[[4-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic     acid,     6-[[[4-(3-chlorophenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic     acid,     2-((5-cyclohexyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)carbamoyl)cyclohexanecarboxylic     acid     2-[[[5-methyl-4-(4-methylphenyl)-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic     acid,     6-[[[5-(2-thienyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic     acid,     6-[[(4,5-diphenyl-2-thiazolyl)amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic     acid,     2-[[[4-(4-ethylphenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic     acid,     6-[[[5-dimethylamino)carbonyl]-4-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic     acid,     2-[[(5-ethyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic     acid,     2-[[(2-carboxycyclohexyl)carbonyl]amino]-4-phenyl-5-thiazolecarboxylic     acid-5-ethyl ester,     6-[[(5-ethyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic     acid,     2-[[(4-ethyl-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic     acid,     2-[[[5-methyl-4-[4-(1-methylethyl)phenyl]-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic     acid,     2-[[(5-acetyl-4-methyl-2-thiazolyl)amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic     acid,     6-[[[4-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic     acid,     6-[[[4-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic     acid,     6-[[(5-cyclohexyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl}amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic     acid,     2-[[[4-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl-cyclohexanecarboxylic     acid,     6-[[[4-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic     acid,     2-[[(6-carboxy-3-cyclohexen-1-yl)carbonyl-4-methyl-5-thiazolecarboxylic     acid-5-methyl ester,     2-[[[4-[4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenyl]-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl-cyclohexanecarboxylic     acid,     2-[[[5[(dimethylethylamino)carbonyl]-4-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl-cyclohexanecarboxylic     acid,     6-[[(5-methyl-4-phenyl-2-thiazolyl)amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic     acid,     2-[[(5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic     acid, and     6-[[(5-(2-thienyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic     acid.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one compound according to the invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.

The invention also relates to the use of the above compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates as modulators of GPR43, preferably as agonists or partial agonists of GPR43.

The invention further provides methods of treatment and/or prevention of type II diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, low HDL cholesterol, high LDL cholesterol, hyperlipidemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia hypertension, hyperlipoproteinemia, metabolic syndrome, syndrome X, thrombotic disorders, cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis and its sequelae including angina, claudication, heart attack, stroke and others, kidney diseases, ketoacidosis, nephropathy, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases such as steatosis or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) comprising the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of formula (I), to a patient in need thereof. Preferably the patient is a warm-blooded animal, more preferably a human.

The invention also provides the use of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof as a medicament. Preferably, the medicament is used for the treatment and/or prevention of type II diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, low HDL cholesterol, high LDL cholesterol, hyperlipidemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia hypertension, hyperlipoproteinemia, metabolic syndrome, syndrome X, thrombotic disorders, cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis and its sequelae including angina, claudication, heart attack, stroke and others, kidney diseases, ketoacidosis, nephropathy, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases such as steatosis or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).

In a preferred embodiment the disease is type II diabetes, a lipid disorder such as dyslipidemia, hypertension, obesity, or atherosclerosis and its sequelae.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As noted above, the invention relates to compounds of formula I, as well as their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates.

Preferred compounds of formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof are those wherein

-   D is CO; and/or -   Z is —COOR, wherein R is defined as above in respect to formula I,     preferably Z is COOH; and/or -   R¹ is hydrogen, halogen, or a group selected from C₁₋₄ alkyl     optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from     halogen, allyl or alkyl; preferably R¹ is selected from hydrogen,     fluoro, methyl, or ethyl, the methyl or ethyl group being optionally     substituted with one or more substituents selected from fluoro or     alkyl, more preferably R¹ is hydrogen, fluoro or methyl, and most     preferably R¹ is hydrogen, and L² is as defined above in respect to     formula I, preferably L² is cyclopropylene, ethenylene, n-propylene,     —CH₂C(R′R″)—, or —C(R′R″)—, wherein R′ and R″ are independently     selected from H, halogen, methyl, and ethyl, more preferably L² is     cyclopropylene, ethenylene, methylene, —CHMe-, —CHF—; even more     preferably L² is methylene, or R¹ and L² together are ═CH—; and/or -   R² is H, linear or branched C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ hydroxyalkyl, allyl,     propargyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, cyclopentylmethyl,     cyclopropylmethyl, 1,1,1-trifluoroethyl, —C₂H₄CO₂CH₃, —CH₂CO₂CH₃, or     —CH₂CONH₂, benzyl, benzyloxyethyl, methoxyethyl, preferably R² is H,     methyl, ethyl, allyl, cyclopropyl, hydroxyethyl, —C₂H₄CO₂CH₃,     —CH₂CO₂CH₃, —CH₂CONH₂, more preferably R² is methyl or cyclopropyl;     and/or -   Ar¹ is a 5- to 6-membered aryl or heteroaryl group, or a 5- to     6-membered cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl group, each of which may     optionally be substituted by one or more groups selected from     halogen, trifluoromethyl, cyano, methoxy, trifluoromethoxy, and     methoxyethoxy, and L¹ is a single bond, C₁-C₂ alkylene, or C₂     alkenylene, each optionally being substituted by one or more     substituents selected from halo, C₁-C₂ alkyl, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl,     preferably L¹ is a single bond, C₁-C₂ alkylene, optionally     substituted by C₁-C₂ alkyl, preferably Ar¹ is phenyl or cyclohexyl     and L¹ is methylene, optionally substituted by methyl; or Ar¹ is a     linear or branched C₃-C₆ alkyl group, optionally substituted by one     or more groups selected from halogen, trifluoromethyl, cyano, and     methoxy, and L¹ is a single bond, C₁-C₂ alkylene, or C₂ alkenylene,     preferably C₁-C₂ alkylene or C₂ alkenylene, and even more preferably     C₁-C₂ alkylene, (Z)-ethenylene, or (E)-ethenylene, each optionally     being substituted by one or more substituents selected from halo,     C₁-C₂ alkyl, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, preferably L¹ is a single bond or     C₁-C₂ alkylene, optionally substituted by C₁-C₂ alkyl or one or more     fluoro, more preferably L¹ is CH₂; preferably Ar¹ is isopropyl,     butyl, isobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, tetrahydrofuranyl,     tetrahydropyranyl, phenyl, furanyl, thiophenyl, thiazolyl or     pyridyl, and L¹ is CH₂, more preferably Ar¹ is cyclopentyl,     tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydropyranyl, phenyl or furanyl and L¹ is     CH₂; and/or -   Ar² is selected from the group consisting of thiazolylene,     1,2,4-thiadiazolylene, pyridinylene, pyrimidinylene, pyrazinylene,     pyridazinylene, triazinylene, oxazolylene, 1,2,4-oxadiazolylene,     pyrazolylene, each of which being optionally substituted by one or     more substituents selected from halo, cyano, hydroxyl, linear or     branched C₁-C₃ alkyl, C₁-C₃ hydroxyalkyl, C₁-C₃ haloalkyl,     preferably F, Cl, CH₃, or CF₃, preferably Ar² is thiazolylene,     1,2,4-thiadiazolylene, pyridinylene, more preferably Ar² is     thiazolylene linked to the nitrogen of N—R² at position 2 and to L³     of L³-Ar³ at position 4, 1,2,4-thiadiazolylene linked to the     nitrogen of N—R² at position 5 and to L³ of L³-Ar³ at position 3,     pyridinylene linked to the nitrogen of N—R² at position 2 and to L³     of L³-Ar³ at position 5; and/or -   Ar³ is an aryl or heteroaryl group, optionally substituted by one or     more substituents selected from halogen, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄     haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, cyano, 5 or 6 membered heteroaryl such as     pyridinyl, pyrazinyl, and pyridazinyl, phenyl, methylcarbonylamino,     —NH—SO₂CF₃, methylenedioxy and L³ is a single bond or C₁-C₂     alkylene; Ar³ is a C₁-C₄ alkyl group and L³ is a single bond; or     -L³-Ar³ is a phenyl group fused to Ar²; preferably Ar³ is an aryl,     preferably phenyl, or heteroaryl group, preferably thiophenyl, more     preferably thiophen-2-yl, furanyl, more preferably furan-2-yl, each     of said aryl or heteroaryl being optionally substituted by one or     more substituents selected from halo, C₁-C₄ alkyl, cyclopropyl,     C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, cyano,     ethoxycarbamoyl, methylenedioxy, 5 or 6 membered aryl, preferably     phenyl, 5 or 6 membered heteroaryl, preferably furanyl, thiophenyl,     pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, and pyridazinyl, more preferably     furan-3-yl, thiophen-3-yl, pyridinyl, still more preferably     pyridin-3-yl, each of said 5 or 6 membered aryl or 5 or 6 membered     heteroaryl being optionally fused to one or more 5 or 6 membered     cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl or heteroaryl moiety thus forming a     fused ring system, and the latter fused ring system being optionally     substituted by one or more further substituents selected from halo,     hydroxyl, oxo, alkyl, and/or each of said 5 or 6 membered aryl or 5     or 6 membered heteroaryl groups being optionally substituted by one     or more substituents selected from cyano, halo, hydroxyl, alkyl,     cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl,     heteroarylalkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkoxyalkyl,     alkoxyalkoxy, alkylaminoalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy,     heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy, aralkyloxy, alkylamino, alkylaminoalkyl,     cycloalkylamino, arylamino, aralkylamino, alkylaminocarbonyl,     heteroarylcarbonyl, alkylcarbonylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino,     alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonylamino, each of said     cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl,     heteroarylalkyl, cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy,     aryloxy, aralkyloxy, heteroarylcarbonyl, cycloalkylamino, arylamino,     aralkylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino being optionally substituted     by one or more further substituents selected from halo, preferably     chloro or fluoro, oxo or alkyl, preferably methyl; more preferably     Ar³ is phenyl, thiophenyl, preferably thiophen-2-yl, furanyl,     preferably furan-2-yl, each of said phenyl, thiophenyl, furanyl,     being optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected     from halo, C₁-C₄ alkyl, cyclopropyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy,     C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, cyano, ethoxycarbamoyl, methylenedioxy, phenyl,     pyridin-3-yl, each of said phenyl or pyridin-3-yl being optionally     fused to one or more 5 or 6 membered heterocyclyl, phenyl, or     heteroaryl moiety, preferably oxopyrrolidinyl, imidazolinyl,     piperidinyl, morpholinyl, pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, or pyridinyl, more     preferably 2-oxopyrrolidinyl 2-oxoimidazolinyl, 2-oxopiperidinyl or     pyrrolyl, thus forming a fused ring system, and the latter fused     ring system being optionally substituted by one or more further     substituents selected from halo, preferably chloro or fluoro, oxo,     alkyl, preferably methyl, and/or each of said phenyl or pyridin-3-yl     groups being optionally substituted by one or more substituents     selected from halo, alkyl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, haloalkyl,     alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxyalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy,     cycloalkylalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aralkyloxy, alkylamino,     alkylaminoalkyl, cycloalkylamino, aralkylamino, alkylaminocarbonyl,     alkylcarbonylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino, each of said     heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy,     heterocyclyloxy, aralkyloxy, cycloalkylamino, aralkylamino,     cycloalkylcarbonylamino being optionally substituted by one or more     further substituents selected from fluoro, chloro, oxo or methyl. -   Other preferred compounds of formula I are those wherein R¹ and L²     together are a 5- to 6-membered saturated or unsaturated carbocyclic     or heterocyclic group, preferably a cyclohexenyl group, under the     condition that -L¹-Ar¹ is H; and Ar², Ar³, R², and L³ are as defined     above.

Still other preferred compounds of formula I are those wherein D is SO₂ and Ar¹, Ar², Ar³, R¹, R², L¹, L², L³, and Z are as defined above in respect to formula I.

In one embodiment, preferred compounds of Formula I are those of formula Ia:

and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and solvates thereof, wherein

-   R is H or linear or branched C₁-C₄ alkyl; and -   Ar¹, Ar², Ar³, R¹, R², L¹, L² and L³ are as defined above in respect     to formula I.

Preferred compounds of formula Ia are those wherein

-   R¹ is hydrogen and L² is ethenylene, ethylene, n-propylene,     —CH(Me)-, —CH₂—, —CHF—, —CF₂—, or cyclopropylene; or R¹ and L²     together are ═CH—; and -   Ar¹, Ar², Ar³, R², L¹ and L³ are as defined above in respect to     formula I.

In another embodiment, preferred compounds of Formula I are those of formula Ib:

and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and solvates thereof, wherein

-   X is S or O, preferably X is S; -   Y is CH or N, preferably Y is CH; -   L³ is attached to the heterocyclic group

either in position 4 or 5, preferably in position 4; and

-   if Y is CH, R⁵ is H, halo, cyano, hydroxyl, linear or branched C₁-C₃     alkyl, C₁-C₃ hydroxyalkyl, C₁-C₃ haloalkyl, preferably H, methyl, F,     Cl, or CF₃, more preferably H or F and R⁵ is attached to the     heterocyclic group either in position 4, if L³ is attached in     position 5, or in position 5, if L³ is attached in position 4;     preferably R⁵ is attached in position 5; -   if Y is N, R⁵ is absent and L³ is attached in position 5; and -   Ar¹ and L¹ are as defined above in respect to formula I, preferably     Ar¹ is a 5- to 6-membered aryl, preferably phenyl, or heteroaryl     group, preferably furanyl, thiophenyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, or     thiazolyl optionally substituted by one or more groups selected from     halogen, trifluoromethyl, cyano, methoxy trifluoromethoxy, and     methoxyethoxy, and L¹ is a single bond, C₁-C₂ alkylene, or C₂     alkenylene, each optionally being substituted by one or more     substituents selected from halo, C₁-C₂ alkyl, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl,     preferably L¹ is a single bond, or C₁-C₂ alkylene, optionally     substituted by C₁-C₂ alkyl, more preferably L¹ is —CH₂; or Ar¹ is a     linear or branched C₃-C₆ alkyl group, preferably isopropyl, butyl,     isobutyl, optionally substituted by one or more groups selected from     halogen, trifluoromethyl, cyano, and methoxy, and L¹ is a single     bond; or Ar¹ is cycloalkyl, preferably cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl,     cyclohexyl, bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-yl, more preferably cyclopentyl,     or heterocycloalkyl, preferably tetrahydrofuranyl or     tetrahydropyranyl and L¹ is C₁-C₂ alkylene or C₂ alkenylene,     preferably C₁-C₂ alkylene or C₂ alkenylene, and even more preferably     —CH₂—, (Z)-ethenylene, or (E)-ethenylene, each optionally being     substituted by one or more substituents selected from halo, C₁-C₂     alkyl, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, preferably L¹ is a single bond or C₁-C₂     alkylene, optionally substituted by C₁-C₂ alkyl, even more     preferably L¹ is methylene; -   Ar³ is as defined above in respect to formula I, preferably Ar³ is     an aryl or heteroaryl group, optionally substituted by one or more     substituents selected from halogen, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl,     C₁-C₄ alkoxy, cyano, 5 or 6 membered heteroaryl such as pyridinyl,     phenyl, methylcarbonylamino, —NH—SO₂CF₃, and L³ is a single bond or     C₁-C₂ alkylene; or Ar³ is a C₁-C₄ alkyl group and L³ is a single     bond, more preferably Ar³ is an aryl, preferably phenyl, or     heteroaryl group, preferably thiophenyl, more preferably     thiophen-2-yl, furanyl, more preferably furan-2-yl, each of said     aryl or heteroaryl being optionally substituted by one or more     substituents selected from halo, C₁-C₄ alkyl, cyclopropyl, C₁-C₄     haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, cyano, ethoxycarbamoyl,     methylenedioxy, 5 or 6 membered aryl, preferably phenyl, 5 or 6     membered heteroaryl, preferably furanyl, thiophenyl, pyridinyl,     pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, and pyridazinyl, more preferably furan-3-yl,     thiophen-3-yl, pyridinyl, still more preferably pyridinyl, each of     said 5 or 6 membered aryl or 5 or 6 membered heteroaryl being     optionally fused to one or more 5 or 6 membered cycloalkyl, aryl,     heterocyclyl or heteroaryl moiety thus forming a fused ring system,     and the latter fused ring system being optionally substituted by one     or more further substituents selected from halo, hydroxyl, oxo,     alkyl, and/or each of said 5 or 6 membered aryl or 5 or 6 membered     heteroaryl groups being optionally substituted by one or more     substituents selected from cyano, halo, hydroxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl,     heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, heteroarylalkyl, haloalkyl,     alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxyalkoxy, alkylaminoalkoxy,     cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy,     aralkyloxy, alkylamino, alkylaminoalkyl, cycloalkylamino, arylamino,     aralkylamino, alkylaminocarbonyl, heteroarylcarbonyl,     alkylcarbonylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino, alkylsulfonyl,     haloalkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonylamino, each of said cycloalkyl,     heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, heteroarylalkyl,     cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy,     aralkyloxy, heteroarylcarbonyl, cycloalkylamino, arylamino,     aralkylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino being optionally substituted     by one or more further substituents selected from halo, preferably     chloro or fluoro, oxo or alkyl, preferably methyl; still more     preferably Ar³ is phenyl, thiophenyl, preferably thiophen-2-yl,     furanyl, preferably furan-2-yl, each of said phenyl, thiophenyl,     furanyl, being optionally substituted by one or more substituents     selected from halo, C₁-C₄ alkyl, cyclopropyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄     alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, cyano, ethoxycarbamoyl, methylenedioxy,     phenyl, pyridin-3-yl, each of said phenyl or pyridin-3-yl being     optionally fused to one or more 5 or 6 membered heterocyclyl,     phenyl, or heteroaryl moiety, preferably oxopyrrolidinyl,     imidazolinyl, piperidinyl, morpholinyl, pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, or     pyridyl, more preferably 2-oxopyrrolidinyl 2-oxoimidazolinyl,     2-oxopiperidinyl or pyrrolyl, thus forming a fused ring system, and     the latter fused ring system being optionally substituted by one or     more further substituents selected from halo, preferably chloro or     fluoro, oxo, alkyl, preferably methyl, and/or each of said phenyl or     pyridin-3-yl groups being optionally substituted by one or more     substituents selected from halo, alkyl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl,     haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxyalkoxy,     cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aralkyloxy,     alkylamino, alkylaminoalkyl, cycloalkylamino, aralkylamino,     alkylaminocarbonyl, alkylcarbonylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino,     each of said heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyloxy,     cycloalkylalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aralkyloxy, cycloalkylamino,     aralkylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino being optionally substituted     by one or more further substituents selected from fluoro, chloro,     oxo or methyl; -   R¹ is as defined above in respect to formula I, preferably R¹ is     hydrogen, halogen, allyl, or a group selected from C₁₋₄ alkyl     optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from     halogen or alkyl; more preferably R¹ is selected from hydrogen,     fluoro, or methyl or ethyl, the methyl or ethyl group being     optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from     fluoro or alkyl, even more preferably R¹ is hydrogen, fluoro or     methyl, and most preferably R¹ is hydrogen, and L² is as defined     above in respect to formula I, preferably L² is cyclopropylene,     ethenylene, n-propylene, —C(R′R″)—, wherein R′ and R″ are     independently selected from H, halogen, methyl, and ethyl, more     preferably L² is cyclopropylene, ethenylene, methylene, —CHMe-,     —CHF—, even more preferably L² is methylene; or R¹ and L² together     are ═CH—; -   Z is as defined above in respect to formula I, preferably Z is     —COOR, wherein R is defined as above in respect to formula I, more     preferably Z is COOH; and -   R² is as defined above in respect to formula I, preferably R² is H,     linear or branched C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₂ hydroxyalkyl, allyl,     propargyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, cyclopentylmethyl,     cyclopropylmethyl, benzyl, benzyloxyethyl, methoxyethyl,     1,1,1-trifluoroethyl, —C₂H₄CO₂CH₃, —CH₂CO₂CH₃, or —CH₂CONH₂, more     preferably R² is H, methyl, ethyl, allyl, cyclopropyl, hydroxyethyl,     —C₂H₄CO₂CH₃, —CH₂CO₂CH₃, or —CH₂CONH₂, more preferably R² is methyl     or cyclopropyl.

Preferred compounds of formula Ib are those wherein Z is —COOR, preferably COOH, and R, Ar¹, Ar², Ar³, R¹, R², L¹, L² and L³ are as defined above in respect to formula I.

Particularly preferred compounds of formula Ib are those of formula Ib-1

wherein L¹, L², L³, Ar³, X, Y, Z, R¹, R², and R⁵ are as defined above in respect to formula Ib, preferably L¹ is methylene, optionally substituted by C₁-C₂ alkyl or halo, preferably by methyl or fluoro, even more preferably L¹ is methylene; and

-   R⁶, R⁷, R′⁶, R′⁷ and R⁸ are independently selected from H, halo,     cyano, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl,     alkenyl, alkynyl, heteroalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl,     aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy,     haloalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy, amino,     alkylamino, aminoalkyl, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl,     cycloalkyloxycarbonyl, heterocyclyloxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl,     heteroaryloxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, cycloalkylcarbonyloxy,     heterocyclylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, heteroarylcarbonyloxy,     arylalkyloxy, alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino,     cycloalkylcarbonylamino, heterocyclylcarbonylamino     arylcarbonylamino, heteroarylcarbonylamino, alkylcarbonylaminoalkyl,     acylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl,     arylcarbamoyl, heteroarylcarbamoyl, carbamoylalkyl, carbamoylamino,     alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl,     cycloalkylsulfonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl,     heteroarylsulfonyl sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, arylsulfamoyl,     heteroarylsulfamoyl, alkylsulfonylamino, cycloalkylsulfonylamino,     heterocyclylsulfonylamino, arylsulfonylamino,     heteroarylsulfonylamino, haloalkylsulfonylamino, or R⁶ and R⁷ or R⁷     and R⁸ or R′⁶ and R′⁷ or R′⁷ and R⁸ together form an alkylenedioxy     group or a haloalkylenedioxy group, or R⁶ and R⁷ or R⁷ and R⁸ or R′⁶     and R′⁷ or R′⁷ and R⁸ together form a cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl     or heteroaryl moiety fused to the phenyl group they are attached to,     each of said substituents being optionally substituted by one or     more further substituents selected from halo, alkoxy, alkyl,     alkylamino, alkylcarbonyl, alkylheteroaryl, alkylsulfonyl, aralkyl,     aryl, arylamino, aryloxy, cyano, haloalkoxy, haloalkyl, heteroaryl,     heteroarylalkyl, heteroarylcarbonyl, heterocyclyl, hydroxyl, oxo, or     sulfonyl, preferably R⁶, R⁷, R′⁶, R′⁷ and R⁸ are independently     selected from H, halo, cyano, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl,     cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocyclyl,     heterocyclylalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, hydroxyl,     alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, haloalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy,     aryloxy, carboxy, alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino,     cycloalkylcarbonylamino, acylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl,     alkylcarbamoyl, arylcarbamoyl, heteroarylcarbamoyl, carbamoylalkyl,     carbamoylamino, alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl,     haloalkylsulfonyl, cycloalkylsulfonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl,     arylsulfonyl, heteroarylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonylamino,     cycloalkylsulfonylamino, more preferably R⁶, R⁷, R′⁶, R′⁷ and R⁸ are     independently selected from H, hydroxyl, halo, alkyl, haloalkyl,     alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl preferably methoxyethyl, haloalkoxy preferably     —OCF₃, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl and cyano, even more     preferably from H, halo, CF₃, C1-C2 alkyl, C1-C2 alkoxy, and cyano,     still more preferably from H, F, Cl, CF₃, methyl, methoxy, and     cyano, still more preferably R⁶, R⁷, R′⁶, R′⁷ are H and R⁸ is     selected from H, Cl, methyl, hydroxyl and methoxy, and most     preferably R⁶, R⁷, R′⁶, R′⁷ are H and R⁸ is selected from H, Cl,     methyl, and methoxy.

Preferred compounds of formula Ib-1 are those of formula Ib-1a

wherein L², L³, Ar³, X, Y, R², R⁵, R⁶, R⁷, R′⁶, R′⁷ and R⁸ are as defined above in respect to formula Ib-1.

Other preferred compounds of formula Ib are selected form the group consisting of formulae Ib-2a, Ib-2b, Ib-2c, Ib-2d, Ib-2e and Ib-2f:

wherein L¹, L², L³, Ar³, X, Y, Z, R¹, R² and R⁵ are as defined above in respect to formula Ib, preferably L¹ is methylene;

-   B¹, B² and B³ are independently CF₂, O, NR^(a), CO, or SO₂, wherein     R^(a) is H or alkyl, preferably linear or branched C₁-C₄ alkyl;     C₁-C₄ alkylcarbonyl, C₁-C₄ alkylsulfonyl, C₁-C₄ alkylaminocarbonyl,     C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl; C₃-C₆ cycloalkylcarbonyl, C₃-C₆     cycloalkylsulfonyl, C₃-C₆ cycloalkylaminocarbonyl, aryl,     arylcarbonyl, arylsulfonyl or arylaminocarbonyl, heteroaryl,     heteroarylcarbonyl, heteroarylsulfonyl or heteroarylaminocarbonyl;     preferably B¹, B² and B³ are O and -   R⁹, R¹⁰, R¹¹, R¹², R¹³, R′⁹, R′¹⁰, R′¹¹, R′¹², R′¹³ and R″¹³ are     independently selected from H, halo, cyano, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl,     haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl,     heteroalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, aryl, aralkyl,     heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy,     cycloalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy, amino, alkylamino,     aminoalkyl, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, cycloalkyloxycarbonyl,     heterocyclyloxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, heteroaryloxycarbonyl,     alkylcarbonyloxy, cycloalkylcarbonyloxy, heterocyclylcarbonyloxy,     arylcarbonyloxy, heteroarylcarbonyloxy, arylalkyloxy,     alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino,     heterocyclylcarbonylamino arylcarbonylamino,     heteroarylcarbonylamino, alkylcarbonylaminoalkyl, acylamino,     carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl, arylcarbamoyl,     heteroarylcarbamoyl, carbamoylalkyl, carbamoylamino,     alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl,     cycloalkylsulfonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl,     heteroarylsulfonyl sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, arylsulfamoyl,     heteroarylsulfamoyl, alkylsulfonylamino, cycloalkylsulfonylamino,     heterocyclylsulfonylamino, arylsulfonylamino,     heteroarylsulfonylamino, haloalkylsulfonylamino, or one of R⁹ or R¹⁰     and one of R¹¹, R¹², R¹³, R′⁹, R′¹⁰, R′¹¹, R′¹², R′¹³ or R″¹³, or     one of R¹¹ or R¹² and one of R⁹, R¹⁰, R¹³, R′⁹, R′¹⁰, R′¹¹, R′¹²,     R′¹³ or R″¹³, or one of R¹³ or R′¹³ and one of R⁹, R¹⁰, R¹¹, R¹²,     R′⁹, R′¹⁰, R′¹¹, R′¹², or R″¹³ together form an alkylenedioxy group     or a haloalkylenedioxy group, or one of R⁹ or R¹⁰ and one of R¹¹,     R¹², R¹³, R′⁹, R′¹⁰, R′¹¹, R′¹², R′¹³ or R″¹³, or one of R¹¹ or R¹²     and one of R⁹, R¹⁰, R¹³, R′⁹, R′¹⁰, R′¹¹, R′¹², R′¹³ or R″¹³, or one     of R¹³ or R′¹³ and one of R⁹, R¹⁰, R¹¹, R¹², R′⁹, R′¹⁰, R′¹¹, R′¹²,     or R″¹³ together form a cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl or heteroaryl     moiety together with the cyclic group they are attached to, each of     said substituents being optionally substituted by one or more     further substituents selected from halo, alkoxy, alkyl, alkylamino,     alkylcarbonyl, alkylheteroaryl, alkylsulfonyl, aralkyl, aryl,     arylamino, aryloxy, cyano, haloalkoxy, haloalkyl, heteroaryl,     heteroarylalkyl, heteroarylcarbonyl, heterocyclyl, hydroxyl, oxo, or     sulfonyl, preferably R⁹, R¹⁰, R¹¹, R¹², R¹³, R′⁹, R′¹⁰, R′¹¹, R′¹²,     R′¹³ and R″¹³ are independently selected from H, halo, cyano, alkyl,     hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heteroalkyl,     heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl,     hydroxyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy,     aryloxy, carboxy, alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino,     cycloalkylcarbonylamino, acylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl,     alkylcarbamoyl, arylcarbamoyl, heteroarylcarbamoyl, carbamoylalkyl,     carbamoylamino, alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl,     haloalkylsulfonyl, cycloalkylsulfonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl,     arylsulfonyl, heteroarylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonylamino,     cycloalkylsulfonylamino, or one of R⁹ or R¹⁰ and one of R¹¹, R¹²,     R¹³, R′⁹, R′¹⁰, R′¹¹, R′¹², R′¹³ or R″¹³, or one of R¹¹ or R¹² and     one of R⁹, R¹⁰, R¹³, R′⁹, R′¹⁰, R′¹¹, R′¹², R′¹³ or R″¹³, or one of     R¹³ or R′¹³ and one of R⁹, R¹⁰, R¹¹, R¹², R′⁹, R′¹⁰, R′¹¹, R′¹², or     R″¹³ together form a cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl or heteroaryl     moiety together with the cyclic group they are attached to, each of     said substituents being optionally substituted by one or more     further substituents selected from halo, alkoxy, alkyl, alkylamino,     alkylcarbonyl, alkylheteroaryl, alkylsulfonyl, aralkyl, aryl,     arylamino, aryloxy, cyano, haloalkoxy, haloalkyl, heteroaryl,     heteroarylalkyl, heteroarylcarbonyl, heterocyclyl, hydroxyl, oxo, or     sulfonyl, more preferably R⁹, R¹⁰, R¹¹, R¹², R¹³, R′⁹, R′¹⁰, R′¹¹,     R′¹², R′¹³ and R″¹³ are independently selected from H, hydroxyl,     C₁-C₃-alkyl, halo, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkylsulfonyl,     haloalkylsulfonyl and cyano, even more preferably from H,     C₁-C₃-alkyl, halo, CF₃, C1-C2 alkoxy, and cyano, and still more     preferably from H, F, Cl, methyl, CF₃, methoxy, and cyano, and most     preferably H or methyl.

Particularly preferred compounds of formula Ib-2a are

wherein A is —(CH₂)_(n)—O—, —(CH₂)_(n)—NR^(a)—, —(CH₂)_(n)—SO₂—, or —(CH₂)_(m)—, wherein n is equal to 0 or 1, m is equal to 1 or 2, and R^(a) is as defined above in respect to formula Ib-2b, preferably R^(a) is H or alkyl, preferably linear or branched C₁-C₄ alkyl; C₁-C₄ alkylcarbonyl, C₁-C₄ alkylsulfonyl, more preferably linear or branched C₁-C₄ alkyl; and

-   L¹, L², L³, Ar³, X, Y, Z, R¹, R² and R⁵ are as defined above in     respect to formula Ib-2a.

Even more preferred compounds of formula Ib-2a are selected from

wherein A is —(CH₂)_(n)—O—, —(CH₂)_(n)—NR^(a)—, —(CH₂)_(n)—SO₂—, or —(CH₂)_(m)—, wherein n is equal to 0 or 1, m is equal to 1 or 2, and R^(a) is as defined above in respect to formula Ib-2b, preferably R^(a) is H or alkyl, preferably linear or branched C₁-C₄ alkyl; C₁-C₄ alkylcarbonyl, C₁-C₄ alkylsulfonyl, more preferably linear or branched C₁-C₄ alkyl; and

-   L², L³, Ar³, X, Y, R, R¹, R² and R⁵ are as defined above in respect     to formula Ib-2a.

Further preferred compounds of formula Ib are those of formula Ib-3

preferably

wherein L², L³, Ar³, X, Y, R, R¹, R² and R⁵ are as defined above in respect to formula Ib; and

-   R¹⁶, R¹⁷, R¹⁸ and R¹⁹ are independently selected from H, halo,     cyano, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl,     alkenyl, alkynyl, heteroalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl,     aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy,     alkoxyalkyl, haloalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy,     amino, alkylamino, aminoalkyl, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl,     cycloalkyloxycarbonyl, heterocyclyloxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl,     heteroaryloxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, cycloalkylcarbonyloxy,     heterocyclylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, heteroarylcarbonyloxy,     arylalkyloxy, alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino,     cycloalkylcarbonylamino, heterocyclylcarbonylamino     arylcarbonylamino, heteroarylcarbonylamino, alkylcarbonylaminoalkyl,     acylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl,     arylcarbamoyl, heteroarylcarbamoyl, carbamoyl alkyl, carbamoylamino,     alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl,     cycloalkylsulfonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl,     heteroarylsulfonyl sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, arylsulfamoyl,     heteroarylsulfamoyl, alkylsulfonylamino, cycloalkylsulfonylamino,     heterocyclylsulfonylamino, arylsulfonylamino,     heteroarylsulfonylamino, haloalkylsulfonylamino, or R¹⁶ and R¹⁷ or     R¹⁷ and R¹⁸ or R¹⁸ and R¹⁹ together form an alkylenedioxy group or a     haloalkylenedioxy group, or R¹⁶ and R¹⁷ or R¹⁷ and R¹⁸ or R¹⁸ and     R¹⁹ together form a cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl or heteroaryl     moiety fused to the phenyl group they are attached to, each of said     substituents being optionally substituted by one or more further     substituents selected from halo, alkoxy, alkyl, alkylamino,     alkylcarbonyl, alkylheteroaryl, alkylsulfonyl, aralkyl, aryl,     arylamino, aryloxy, cyano, haloalkoxy, haloalkyl, heteroaryl,     heteroarylalkyl, heteroarylcarbonyl, heterocyclyl, hydroxyl, oxo, or     sulfonyl, preferably R¹⁶, R¹⁷, R¹⁸ and R¹⁹ are independently     selected from H, halo, cyano, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl,     cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocyclyl,     heterocyclylalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, hydroxyl,     alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, preferably methoxyethyl, haloalkoxy, preferably     trifluoromethoxy, cycloalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy, carboxy,     alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino,     acylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl,     arylcarbamoyl, heteroarylcarbamoyl, carbamoylalkyl, carbamoylamino,     alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl,     cycloalkylsulfonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl,     heteroarylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonylamino, cycloalkylsulfonylamino,     more preferably R¹⁶, R¹⁷, R¹⁸ and R¹⁹ are independently selected     from H, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, preferably     trifluoromethoxy, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl and cyano, even     more preferably from H, halo, CF₃, methyl, C₁-C₂ alkoxy, and cyano,     and most preferably from H, F, Cl, CF₃, methyl, methoxy, and cyano.

Further preferred compounds of formula Ib are those of formula Ib-4

wherein

-   Ar¹, Ar³, L¹, L², R¹, R², R⁵, X, Y and Z are as defined above in     respect to formula Ib. -   Preferred compounds of formula Ib-4 are those of formula Ib-4a

wherein

-   Ar¹, L¹, L², R¹, R², R⁵, X, Y and Z are as defined above in respect     to formula Ib-4, -   R²⁰ and R′²⁰ are independently selected from halo (preferably —F and     —Cl), cyano, C₁-C₃ alkyl, cyclopropyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy,     haloalkoxy, alkoxycarbonylamino, or the two substituents form an     alkylenedioxy group or a haloalkylenedioxy group, preferably R²⁰ and     R′²⁰ are halo preferably fluoro or chloro, haloalkyl, preferably     —CF₃ or —CHF₂, alkoxy preferably methoxy, haloalkoxy preferably     —OCF₃ or —OCHF₂; -   Ar⁴ is 5 or 6 membered aryl, preferably phenyl, 5 or 6 membered     heteroaryl, preferably furanyl, thiophenyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl,     pyrazinyl, and pyridazinyl, more preferably furan-3-yl,     thiophen-3-yl, pyridinyl, still more preferably pyridin-3-yl, each     of said 5 or 6 membered aryl or 5 or 6 membered heteroaryl groups     being optionally fused to one or more 5 or 6 membered cycloalkyl,     aryl, heterocyclyl or heteroaryl moiety, thus forming a fused ring     system, and the latter fused ring system being optionally     substituted by one or more further substituents selected from halo,     hydroxyl, oxo, alkyl, and/or each of said 5 or 6 membered aryl or 5     or 6 membered heteroaryl groups being optionally substituted by one     or more substituents selected from halo, cyano, hydroxyl, alkyl,     cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl,     heteroarylalkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkoxyalkyl,     alkoxyalkoxy, alkylaminoalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy,     heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy, aralkyloxy, alkylamino, alkylaminoalkyl,     cycloalkylamino, arylamino, aralkylamino, alkylaminocarbonyl,     heteroarylcarbonyl, alkylcarbonylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino,     alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonylamino, each of said     cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl,     heteroarylalkyl, cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy,     aryloxy, aralkyloxy, heteroarylcarbonyl, cycloalkylamino, arylamino,     aralkylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino being optionally substituted     by one or more further substituents selected from halo, preferably     chloro or fluoro, oxo or alkyl, preferably methyl; preferably Ar⁴ is     phenyl or pyridin-3-yl, each of said phenyl or pyridin-3-yl being     optionally fused to one or more 5 or 6 membered heterocyclyl,     phenyl, or 5 or 6 membered heteroaryl moiety, preferably     oxopyrrolidinyl, imidazolinyl, piperidinyl, morpholinyl, pyrrolyl,     imidazolyl, or pyridyl more preferably 2-oxopyrrolidinyl,     2-oxoimidazolinyl, 2-oxopiperidinyl, or pyrrolyl, thus forming a     fused ring system, and the latter fused ring system being optionally     substituted by one or more further substituents selected from halo,     preferably chloro or fluoro, oxo, alkyl, preferably methyl, and/or     each of said phenyl or pyridin-3-yl groups being optionally     substituted by one or more substituents selected from halo, alkyl,     heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy,     alkoxyalkyl, alkoxyalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy,     heterocyclyloxy, aralkyloxy, alkylamino, alkylaminoalkyl,     cycloalkylamino, aralkylamino, alkylaminocarbonyl,     alkylcarbonylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino, each of said     heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy,     heterocyclyloxy, aralkyloxy, cycloalkylamino, aralkylamino,     cycloalkylcarbonylamino being optionally substituted by one or more     further substituents selected from fluoro, chloro, oxo or methyl. -   Preferred compounds of formula Ib-4a are those of formula Ib-4b

wherein

-   Ar¹, L¹, L², R¹, R², R⁵, and Z are as defined above in respect to     formula Ib, and -   Ar⁴, R²⁰ and R′²⁰, are as defined above in respect to formula Ib-4a. -   Preferred compounds of formula Ib-4b are those of formula Ib-4c

wherein

-   Ar¹, L¹, L², R¹, R², R⁵, and Z are as defined above in respect to     formula Ib; -   R²⁰ and R′²⁰, are as defined above in respect to formula Ib-4a; -   R²¹ and R²² are independently selected from H, halo, preferably     fluoro or chloro, alkoxy, preferably methoxy, preferably R²¹ and R²²     are H; -   R²³ is selected from halo, cyano, hydroxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl,     heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, heteroarylalkyl, haloalkyl,     alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxyalkoxy, alkylaminoalkoxy,     preferably dimethylaminoethoxy, cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy,     heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy, aralkyloxy, alkylamino, alkylaminoalkyl,     cycloalkylamino, arylamino, aralkylamino, alkylaminocarbonyl,     heteroarylcarbonyl, alkylcarbonylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino,     alkylsulfonyl, preferably C₁-C₃ alkylsulfonyl, more preferably     methylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonylamino preferably     N-methyl(methylsulfonyl)amino, each of said cycloalkyl,     heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, heteroarylalkyl,     cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy,     aralkyloxy, heteroarylcarbonyl, cycloalkylamino, arylamino,     aralkylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino being optionally substituted     by one or more further substituents selected from halo, preferably     chloro or fluoro, oxo or alkyl, preferably methyl preferably R²³ is     selected from halo, preferably chloro or fluoro, alkyl, preferably     linear or branched C₁-C₅ alkyl, more preferably methyl or isopropyl,     5 or 6-membered heterocyclyl, preferably pyrrolidin-1-yl,     2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl, 1-methyl-2-oxoimidazolin-3-yl,     1-methylpiperazin-4-yl, morpholin-4-yl, heteroaryl, preferably     1,3,4-triazol-1-yl, haloalkyl, C₁-C₃ alkoxy, preferably methoxy,     haloalkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, preferably methoxymethyl, alkoxyalkoxy,     preferably methoxyethoxy, cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy,     preferably cyclopropylmethyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, preferably     (tetrahydropyran-4-yl)oxy, aralkyloxy, preferably benzyloxy, C₁-C₃     alkylamino, preferably dimethylamino, alkylaminoalkyl,     cycloalkylamino, preferably N-methylcyclohexylamino, aralkylamino,     preferably N-methylbenzylamino, C₁-C₆ alkylaminocarbonyl preferably     dimethylaminocarbonyl, C₁-C₆ alkylcarbonylamino, preferably     methylcarbonylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino, each of said 5 or     6-membered heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyloxy,     cycloalkylalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aralkyloxy, cycloalkylamino,     aralkylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino being optionally substituted     by one or more further substituents selected from fluoro, chloro,     oxo or methyl, even more preferably R²³ is selected from chloro,     fluoro, isopropyl, 5 or 6-membered heterocyclyl preferably     pyrrolidin-1-yl, 2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl, morpholin-4-yl,     1-methyl-2-oxoimidazolin-3-yl, C₁-C₃ alkoxy preferably methoxy,     alkyloxyalkoxy, preferably methoxyethoxy, aralkyloxy, preferably     benzyloxy, C₁-C₃ alkylamino preferably dimethylamino, each of said 5     or 6-membered heterocyclyl, aralkyloxy being optionally substituted     by one or more further substituents selected from fluoro, chloro,     oxo, or methyl; -   Y¹ is N or C—R²⁴ where R²⁴ is H, halo, alkoxy, alkyl, heterocyclyl,     preferably pyrrolidinyl, imidazolinyl, piperidinyl, morpholinyl,     more preferably 2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl, 2-oxoimidazolin-1-yl,     2-oxopiperidin-1-yl, or morpholin-4-yl, each of said substituents     being optionally substituted by one or more further substituents     selected from halo, preferably chloro or fluoro, oxo, alkyl,     preferably methyl, preferably R²⁴ is H, halo, methoxy, more     preferably H, chloro or fluoro, or -   Y¹ is C—R²⁴ and R²⁴ and R²³ together form a 5 or 6 membered     cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl or heteroaryl moiety, preferably     2-oxopyrrolidinyl, morpholinyl, 2-oxopiperidinyl, furanyl, pyrrolyl,     imidazolyl, thus forming a fused ring system, the latter fused ring     system being optionally substituted by one or more group selected     from oxo, alkyl or halo; and -   Y² is N or C—R²⁵ where R²⁵ is H, halo, alkoxy, alkyl, heterocyclyl,     preferably pyrrolidinyl, imidazolinyl, piperidinyl or morpholinyl,     more preferably 2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl, 2-oxoimidazolin-1-yl,     2-oxopiperidin-1yl or morpholin-4-yl, each of said substituents     being optionally substituted by one or more further substituents     selected from halo, preferably chloro or fluoro, oxo, alkyl,     preferably methyl, preferably R²⁵ is H, halo, methoxy, more     preferably H, chloro or fluoro, or -   Y² is C—R²⁵ and R²⁵ and R²³ together form a 5 or 6 membered     cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl or heteroaryl moiety, preferably     2-oxopyrrolidinyl, morpholinyl, 2-oxopiperidinyl, furanyl, pyrrolyl,     imidazolyl, furanyl, thus forming a fused ring system, the latter     fused ring system being optionally substituted by one or more group     selected from oxo, alkyl or halo, under the condition that R²⁴ and     R²³ together do not form a 5 or 6 membered cycloalkyl, aryl,     heterocyclyl or heteroaryl moiety. -   Preferred compounds of formula Ib-4c are those of formula Ib-4d

wherein,

-   Ar¹, L¹, L², R¹, R², R⁵, and Z are as defined above in respect to     formula Ib; -   R²⁰ and R′²⁰, are as defined above in respect to formula Ib-4a; and -   R²¹, R²², R²³ and R²⁵ are as defined above in respect to formula     Ib-4c. -   Preferred compounds of formula Ib-4d are those of formula Ib-4e

wherein,

-   Ar¹, L¹, L², R¹, R², R⁵, and Z are as defined above in respect to     formula Ib; -   R²⁰ and R′²⁰, are as defined above in respect to formula Ib-4a; and -   R²¹, R²², R²³ and R²⁵ are as defined above in respect to formula     Ib-4c. -   Other preferred compounds of formula Ib-4d are those of Ib-4f

wherein

-   Ar¹, L¹, L², R¹, R², R⁵, and Z are as defined above in respect to     formula Ib; -   R²⁰ and R′²⁰, are as defined above in respect to formula Ib-4a; and -   R²¹, R²², R²³ and R²⁵ are as defined above in respect to formula     Ib-4c. -   Still other preferred compounds of formula Ib-4d are those of     formula Ib-4g

wherein

-   Ar¹, L¹, L², R¹, R², R⁵, and Z are as defined above in respect to     formula Ib; -   R²⁰ and R′²⁰, are as defined above in respect to formula Ib-4a; and -   R²¹, R²², R²³ and R²⁵ are as defined above in respect to formula     Ib-4c. -   Other preferred compounds of formula Ib-4c are those of formula     Ib-4d′

wherein

-   Ar¹, L¹, L², R¹, R², R⁵, and Z are as defined above in respect to     formula Ib; -   R²⁰ and R′²⁰, are as defined above in respect to formula Ib-4a; and -   R²¹, R²², R²³ and R²⁵ are as defined above in respect to formula     Ib-4c. -   Preferred compounds of formula Ib-4d′ are those of formula Ib-4e′

wherein

-   Ar¹, L¹, L², R¹, R², R⁵, and Z are as defined above in respect to     formula Ib; -   R²⁰ and R′²⁰, are as defined above in respect to formula Ib-4a; and -   R²¹, R²², R²³ and R²⁵ are as defined above in respect to formula     Ib-4c. -   Other preferred compounds of formula Ib-4d′ are those of formula     Ib-4f′

wherein

-   Ar¹, L¹, L², R¹, R², R⁵, and Z are as defined above in respect to     formula Ib; -   R²⁰ and R′²⁰, are as defined above in respect to formula Ib-4a; and -   R²¹, R²², R²³ and R²⁵ are as defined above in respect to formula     Ib-4c. -   Still other preferred compounds of formula Ib-4d′ are those of     formula Ib-4g′

wherein,

-   Ar¹, L¹, L², R¹, R², R⁵, and Z are as defined above in respect to     formula Ib; -   R²⁰ and R′²⁰, are as defined above in respect to formula Ib-4a; -   R²¹, R²², R²³ and R²⁵ are as defined above in respect to formula     Ib-4c. -   In another embodiment of the invention, preferred compounds of     formula Ib-4a are those of formula Ib-4h,

wherein

-   Ar¹, L¹, L², R¹, R², R⁵, and Z are as defined above in respect to     formula Ib; and -   Ar⁴, R²⁰ and R′²⁰, are as defined above in respect to formula Ib-4a. -   Preferred compounds of formula Ib-4h are those of formula Ib-4i

wherein

-   Ar¹, L¹, L², R¹, R², R⁵, and Z are as defined above in respect to     formula Ib; -   R²⁰ and R′²⁰, are as defined above in respect to formula Ib-4a; and -   R²¹, R²², R²³, Y¹ and Y² are as defined above in respect to formula     Ib-4c. -   Preferred compounds of formula Ib-4i are those of formula Ib-4j

wherein

-   Ar¹, L¹, L², R¹, R², R⁵, and Z are as defined above in respect to     formula Ib; -   R²⁰ and R′²⁰, are as defined above in respect to formula Ib-4a; and -   R²¹, R²², R²³ and R²⁵ are as defined above in respect to formula     Ib-4c. -   Other preferred compounds of formula Ib-4 are those of formula     Ib-4k,

wherein

-   Ar¹, L¹, L², R¹, R², R⁵, X, Y, and Z are as defined above in respect     to formula Ib; -   R²⁶, R′²⁶, R²⁷, R′²⁷, R²⁸ are independently selected from H, halo,     cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, hydroxyl,     alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, alkylamino, carboxy,     alkoxycarbonyl,=alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino,     cycloalkylcarbonylamino, acylamino, carbamoyl, alkoxycarbamoyl,     cycloalkylcarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoylamino, cycloalkylaminocarbamoyl,     alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl,     alkylsulfonylamino, haloalkylsulfonylamino, or two substituents form     an alkylenedioxy group or a haloalkylenedioxy group, preferably R²⁶,     R′²⁶, R²⁷, R′²⁷, R²⁸ are independently selected from H, halo,     preferably chloro or fluoro, more preferably chloro, cyano, alkyl,     preferably methyl, haloalkyl, preferably —CF₃ or —CHF₂, cycloalkyl,     preferably cyclopropyl, alkoxy, preferably methoxy or isopropyloxy,     haloalkoxy, preferably —OCF₃ or —OCHF₂, alkoxycarbamoyl, or two     substituents form an methylenedioxy group, more preferably R²⁶,     R′²⁶, R²⁷, R′²⁷, R²⁸ are independently selected from H, halo,     preferably chloro or fluoro, more preferably chloro, haloalkyl,     preferably —CF₃ or —CHF₂, alkoxy, preferably methoxy. -   Preferred compounds of formula Ib-4k are those of formula Ib-4l

wherein

-   Ar¹, L¹, L², R¹, R², R⁵ and Z are as defined above in respect to     formula Ib; and -   R²⁶, R′²⁶, R²⁷, R′²⁷ and R²⁸ are as defined above in respect to     formula Ib-4k. -   Preferred compounds of formula Ib-4l are those of formula Ib-4m

wherein,

-   Ar¹, L¹, L², R¹, R², R⁵ and Z are as defined above in respect to     formula Ib; and -   R′²⁶ and R²⁷ are as defined above in respect to formula Ib-4k,     preferably R′²⁶ and R²⁷ are independently selected from H, halo,     haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, preferably chloro, fluoro CF₃, CHF₂, OCF₃ or     OCHF₂, preferably R′²⁶ is chloro and R²⁷ is selected from H, halo,     CF₃, CHF₂, OCF₃ or OCHF₂, preferably chloro and fluoro. -   Other preferred compounds of formula Ib-4l are those of formula     Ib-4n,

wherein,

-   Ar¹, L¹, L², R¹, R², R⁵ and Z are as defined above in respect to     formula Ib; and -   R′²⁶, R²⁷ and R²⁸ are as defined above in respect to formula Ib-4k,     preferably R′²⁶, R²⁷ and R²⁸ are independently selected from H,     halo, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, preferably chloro, fluoro, CF₃, or     CHF₂, preferably OCF₃ or OCHF₂. -   Other preferred compounds of formula Ib-4l are those of formula     Ib-4o

wherein

-   Ar¹, L¹, L², R¹, R², R⁵ and Z are as defined above in respect to     formula Ib; and -   R²⁷ and R′²⁷ are as defined above in respect to formula Ib-4k,     preferably R²⁷ and R′²⁷ are independently selected from H, halo,     haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, preferably chloro, fluoro, CF₃, CHF₂OCF₃ or     OCHF₂. -   Other preferred compounds of formula Ib-4l are those of formula     Ib-4p

wherein,

-   Ar¹, L¹, L², R¹, R², R⁵ and Z are as defined above in respect to     formula Ib; and -   R²⁷ and R²⁸ are as defined above in respect to formula Ib-4k,     preferably R²⁷ and R²⁸ are independently selected from H, halo,     haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, preferably chloro, fluoro, CF₃, CHF₂,     methoxy, OCF₃ or OCHF₂. -   Still other preferred compounds of formula Ib-4l are those of     formula Ib-4q

wherein,

-   Ar¹, L¹, L², R¹, R², R⁵ and Z are as defined above in respect to     formula Ib; and -   R²⁶ and R²⁷ are as defined above in respect to formula Ib-4k,     preferably R²⁶ and R²⁷ are independently selected from H, halo,     haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, preferably chloro, fluoro, CF₃, or     CHF₂, methoxy, OCF₃ or OCHF₂.

In yet another embodiment, preferred compounds of formula I are those of formula Ic

and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and solvates thereof, wherein

-   wherein Ar², Ar³, R¹, R², L¹, L², L³ and Z are as defined above in     respect to formula I; and -   R⁶, R⁷, R′⁶, R′⁷ and R⁸ are independently selected from H, halo,     cyano, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl,     alkenyl, alkynyl, heteroalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl,     aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy,     alkoxyalkyl, haloalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy,     amino, alkylamino, aminoalkyl, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl,     cycloalkyloxycarbonyl, heterocyclyloxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl,     heteroaryloxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, cycloalkylcarbonyloxy,     heterocyclylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, heteroarylcarbonyloxy,     arylalkyloxy, alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino,     cycloalkylcarbonylamino, heterocyclylcarbonylamino     arylcarbonylamino, heteroarylcarbonylamino, alkylcarbonylaminoalkyl,     acylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl,     arylcarbamoyl, heteroarylcarbamoyl, carbamoyl alkyl, carbamoylamino,     alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl,     cycloalkylsulfonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl,     heteroarylsulfonyl sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, arylsulfamoyl,     heteroarylsulfamoyl, alkylsulfonylamino, cycloalkylsulfonylamino,     heterocyclylsulfonylamino, arylsulfonylamino,     heteroarylsulfonylamino, haloalkylsulfonylamino, or R⁶ and R⁷ or R⁷     and R⁸ or R′⁶ and R′⁷ or R′⁷ and R⁸ together form an alkylenedioxy     group or a haloalkylenedioxy group, or R⁶ and R⁷ or R⁷ and R⁸ or R′⁶     and R′⁷ or R′⁷ and R⁸ together form a cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl     or heteroaryl moiety fused to the phenyl group they are attached to,     each of said substituents being optionally substituted by one or     more further substituents selected from halo, alkoxy, alkyl,     alkylamino, alkylcarbonyl, alkylheteroaryl, alkylsulfonyl, aralkyl,     aryl, arylamino, aryloxy, cyano, haloalkoxy, haloalkyl, heteroaryl,     heteroarylalkyl, heteroarylcarbonyl, heterocyclyl, hydroxyl, oxo, or     sulfonyl, preferably R⁶, R⁷, R′⁶, R′⁷ and R⁸ are independently     selected from H, halo, cyano, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl,     cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocyclyl,     heterocyclylalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, hydroxyl,     alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, haloalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy,     aryloxy, carboxy, alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino,     cycloalkylcarbonylamino, acylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl,     alkylcarbamoyl, arylcarbamoyl, heteroarylcarbamoyl, carbamoylalkyl,     carbamoylamino, alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl,     haloalkylsulfonyl, cycloalkylsulfonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl,     arylsulfonyl, heteroarylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonylamino,     cycloalkylsulfonylamino, more preferably R⁶, R⁷, R′⁶, R′⁷ and R⁸ are     independently selected from H, hydroxyl, halo, alkyl, haloalkyl,     alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl preferably methoxyethyl, haloalkoxy, preferably     —OCF₃, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl and cyano, even more     preferably from H, halo, C1-C2 alkyl, CF₃, C1-C2 alkoxy, and cyano,     still more preferably from H, F, Cl, CF₃, methyl, methoxy, and     cyano, even more preferably R⁶, R⁷, R′⁶, R′⁷ are H and R⁸ is     selected from H, Cl, methyl, hydroxyl, and methoxy, and most     preferably R⁶, R⁷, R′⁶, R′⁷ are H and R⁸ is selected from H, Cl,     methyl, and methoxy.

Preferred compounds of formula Ic are those wherein

-   Z is —COOH; -   R¹ is H; -   L² is cyclopropylene, ethenylene, methylene, —CHMe-, —CHF—; -   L¹ is as defined above in respect to formula I, preferably     methylene, ethylene, or a single bond; and -   Ar², Ar³, R², R⁶, R⁷, R′⁶, R′⁷ R⁸ and L³ are as defined above in     respect to formula I.

Particularly preferred compounds of formula Ic are those of formula Ic-1

and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and solvates thereof, wherein

-   Ar², Ar³, R², R⁶, R⁷, R′⁶, R′⁷ R⁸, L², L³, and Z are as defined     above in respect to formula Ic.

Preferred compounds of formula Ic-1 are those wherein

-   Z is —COOH; -   L² is cyclopropylene, ethenylene, methylene, —CHMe-, —CHF—; and -   Ar², Ar³, R², R⁶, R⁷, R′⁶, R′⁷ R⁸, and L³ are as defined above in     respect to formula Ic.

In yet another embodiment, preferred compounds of formula I are those of formula Id

and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, esters, amides, phosphates, and solvates thereof, wherein

-   the dotted line is present or absent; and -   Ar², Ar³, R, R² and L³ are as defined above in respect to formula I.

In one variant of the compounds of formula Id the dotted line is present.

Preferred compounds of formula Id are those of formula Id-1

wherein

-   the dotted line is present or absent, preferably the dotted line is     present; -   X is S or O; -   Y is CH or N; -   L³ is attached to the heterocyclic group either in position 4 or 5,     preferably in position 4; -   If Y is CH, R⁵ is halo, cyano, hydroxyl, linear or branched C₁-C₃     alkyl, C₁-C₃ hydroxyalkyl, C₁-C₃ haloalkyl, preferably F, Cl, or CF₃     and R⁵ is attached to the heterocyclic group either in position 4,     if L³ is attached in position 5, or in position 5, if L³ is attached     in position 4; preferably R⁵ is attached in position 5; -   If Y is N, R⁵ is absent and L³ is attached in position 5; and -   Ar³ is as defined above in respect to formula I, preferably Ar³ is     an aryl or heteroaryl group, optionally substituted by one or more     substituents selected from halogen, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl,     C₁-C₄ alkoxy, cyano, 5 or 6 membered heteroaryl such as pyridinyl,     phenyl, methylcarbonylamino, —NH—SO₂CF₃, and L³ is a single bond or     C₁-C₂ alkylene; or Ar³ is a C₁-C₄ alkyl group and L³ is a single     bond, more preferably Ar³ is an aryl, preferably phenyl, or     heteroaryl group, preferably thiophenyl, more preferably     thiophen-2-yl, furanyl, more preferably furan-2-yl, each of said     aryl or heteroaryl being optionally substituted by one or more     substituents selected from halo, C₁-C₄ alkyl, cyclopropyl, C₁-C₄     haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, cyano, ethoxycarbamoyl,     methylenedioxy, 5 or 6 membered aryl, preferably phenyl, 5 or 6     membered heteroaryl, preferably furanyl, thiophenyl, pyridinyl,     pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, and pyridazinyl, more preferably furan-3-yl,     thiophen-3-yl, pyridinyl, still more preferably pyridin-3-yl each of     said 5 or 6 membered aryl or 5 or 6 membered heteroaryl being     optionally fused to one or more 5 or 6 membered cycloalkyl, aryl,     heterocyclyl or heteroaryl moiety, thus forming a fused ring system,     and the latter fused ring being optionally substituted by one or     more further substituents selected from halo, hydroxyl, oxo, alkyl,     and/or each of said 5 or 6 membered aryl or 5 or 6 membered     heteroaryl groups being optionally substituted by one or more     substituents selected from halo, cyano, hydroxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl,     heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, heteroarylalkyl, haloalkyl,     alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxyalkoxy, alkylaminoalkoxy,     cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy,     aralkyloxy, alkylamino, alkylaminoalkyl, cycloalkylamino, arylamino,     aralkylamino, alkylaminocarbonyl, heteroarylcarbonyl,     alkylcarbonylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino, alkylsulfonyl,     haloalkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonylamino, each of said cycloalkyl,     heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, heteroarylalkyl,     cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy,     aralkyloxy, heteroarylcarbonyl, cycloalkylamino, arylamino,     aralkylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino being optionally substituted     by one or more further substituents selected from halo, preferably     chloro or fluoro, oxo or alkyl, preferably methyl; still more     preferably Ar³ is phenyl, thiophenyl, furanyl, preferably phenyl,     thiophen-2-yl, furan-2-yl, each of said phenyl, thiophenyl, furanyl,     being optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected     from halo, C₁-C₄ alkyl, cyclopropyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy,     C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, cyano, ethoxycarbamoyl, methylenedioxy, phenyl,     pyridin-3-yl, each of said phenyl or pyridin-3-yl being optionally     fused to one or more 5 or 6 membered heterocyclyl, phenyl, or 5 or 6     membered heteroaryl moiety, preferably oxopyrrolidinyl,     imidazolinyl, piperidinyl, morpholinyl, pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, or     pyridyl, more preferably 2-oxopyrrolidinyl, 2-oxoimidazolinyl,     2-oxopiperidinyl or pyrrolyl, thus forming a fused ring system, and     the latter fused ring being optionally substituted by one or more     further substituents selected from halo, preferably chloro or     fluoro, oxo, alkyl, preferably methyl, and/or each of said phenyl or     pyridin-3-yl groups being optionally substituted by one or more     substituents selected from halo, alkyl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl,     haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxyalkoxy,     cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aralkyloxy,     alkylamino, alkylaminoalkyl, cycloalkylamino, aralkylamino,     alkylaminocarbonyl, alkylcarbonylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino,     each of said heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyloxy,     cycloalkylalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aralkyloxy, cycloalkylamino,     aralkylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino being optionally substituted     by one or more further substituents selected from fluoro, chloro,     oxo or methyl; -   R is as defined above in respect to formula I; and

R² is as defined above in respect to formula I, preferably R² is H, linear or branched C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₂ hydroxyalkyl, allyl, propargyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, cyclopentylmethyl, cyclopropylmethyl, benzyl, benzyloxyethyl, methoxyethyl, 1,1,1-trifluoroethyl, —C₂H₄CO₂CH₃, —CH₂CO₂CH₃, or —CH₂CONH₂, more preferably R² is H, methyl, ethyl, allyl, cyclopropyl, hydroxyethyl, —C₂H₄CO₂CH₃, —CH₂CO₂CH₃, or —CH₂CONH₂, more preferably R² is methyl or cyclopropyl.

In still another embodiment, preferred compounds of Formula I are those of formula Ie:

wherein

-   Y is CH or N; and -   R¹⁴ and R¹⁵ are independently H, halo, cyano, hydroxyl, linear or     branched C₁-C₃ alkyl, C₁-C₃ hydroxyalkyl, C₁-C₃ haloalkyl,     preferably H, F, Cl, or CF₃, more preferably H; -   Ar¹ and L¹ are as defined above in respect to formula I, preferably     as defined in respect to formula Ib, more preferably Ar¹ is a 5- to     6-membered aryl or heteroaryl group, optionally substituted by one     or more groups selected from halogen, trifluoromethyl, cyano, and     methoxy, and L¹ is a methylene group, C₁-C₂ alkylene, or C₂     alkenylene; or Ar¹ is a linear or branched C₃-C₆ alkyl group,     optionally substituted by one or more groups selected from halogen,     trifluoromethyl, cyano, and methoxy, and L¹ is a methylene group; -   Ar³ is as defined above in respect to formula I, preferably Ar³ is     an aryl or heteroaryl group, optionally substituted by one or more     substituents selected from halogen, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl,     C₁-C₄ alkoxy, cyano, 5 or 6 membered heteroaryl such as pyridinyl,     phenyl, methylcarbonylamino, —NH—SO₂CF₃, and L³ is a single bond or     C₁-C₂ alkylene; or Ar³ is a C₁-C₄ alkyl group and L³ is a single     bond, more preferably Ar³ is an aryl, preferably phenyl, or     heteroaryl group, preferably thiophenyl, more preferably     thiophen-2-yl, furanyl, more preferably furan-2-yl, each of said     aryl or heteroaryl being optionally substituted by one or more     substituents selected from halo, C₁-C₄ alkyl, cyclopropyl, C₁-C₄     haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, cyano, ethoxycarbamoyl,     methylenedioxy, 5 or 6 membered aryl, preferably phenyl, 5 or 6     membered heteroaryl, preferably furanyl, thiophenyl, pyridinyl,     pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, and pyridazinyl, more preferably furan-3-yl,     thiophen-3-yl, pyridinyl, still more preferably pyridin-3-yl each of     said 5 or 6 membered aryl or 5 or 6 membered heteroaryl being     optionally fused to one or more 5 or 6 membered cycloalkyl, aryl,     heterocyclyl or heteroaryl moiety, thus forming a fused ring system,     and the latter fused ring being optionally substituted by one or     more further substituents selected from halo, hydroxyl, oxo, alkyl,     and/or each of said 5 or 6 membered aryl or 5 or 6 membered     heteroaryl groups being optionally substituted by one or more     substituents selected from halo, cyano, hydroxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl,     heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, heteroarylalkyl, haloalkyl,     alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxyalkoxy, alkylaminoalkoxy,     cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy,     aralkyloxy, alkylamino, alkylaminoalkyl, cycloalkylamino, arylamino,     aralkylamino, alkylaminocarbonyl, heteroarylcarbonyl,     alkylcarbonylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino, alkylsulfonyl,     haloalkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonylamino, each of said cycloalkyl,     heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, heteroarylalkyl,     cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy,     aralkyloxy, heteroarylcarbonyl, cycloalkylamino, arylamino,     aralkylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino being optionally substituted     by one or more further substituents selected from halo, preferably     chloro or fluoro, oxo or alkyl, preferably methyl; still more     preferably Ar³ is phenyl, thiophenyl, furanyl, preferably phenyl,     thiophen-2-yl, furan-2-yl, each of said phenyl, thiophenyl, furanyl,     being optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected     from halo, C₁-C₄ alkyl, cyclopropyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy,     C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, cyano, ethoxycarbamoyl, methylenedioxy, phenyl,     pyridin-3-yl, each of said phenyl or pyridin-3-yl being optionally     fused to one or more 5 or 6 membered heterocyclyl, phenyl, or 5 or 6     membered heteroaryl moiety, preferably oxopyrrolidinyl,     imidazolinyl, piperidinyl, morpholinyl, pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, or     pyridyl, more preferably 2-oxopyrrolidinyl, 2-oxoimidazolinyl     2-oxopiperidinyl, or pyrrolyl, thus forming a fused ring system, and     the latter fused ring being optionally substituted by one or more     further substituents selected from halo, preferably chloro or     fluoro, oxo, alkyl, preferably methyl, and/or each of said phenyl or     pyridin-3-yl groups being optionally substituted by one or more     substituents selected from halo, alkyl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl,     haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxyalkoxy,     cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aralkyloxy,     alkylamino, alkylaminoalkyl, cycloalkylamino, aralkylamino,     alkylaminocarbonyl, alkylcarbonylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino,     each of said heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyloxy,     cycloalkylalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aralkyloxy, cycloalkylamino,     aralkylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino being optionally substituted     by one or more further substituents selected from fluoro, chloro,     oxo or methyl; -   R¹ is as defined above in respect to formula I, preferably R¹ is     hydrogen, halogen, or a group selected from C₁₋₄ alkyl optionally     substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen or     alkyl; more preferably R¹ is selected from hydrogen, fluoro, or     methyl or ethyl, the methyl or ethyl group being optionally     substituted with one or more substituents selected from fluoro or     alkyl, even more preferably R¹ is hydrogen, fluoro or methyl, and     most preferably R¹ is hydrogen, and L² is as defined above in     respect to formula I, preferably L² is cyclopropylene, ethenylene,     n-propylene, or —C(R′R″)—, wherein R′ and R″ are independently     selected from H, halogen, methyl, and ethyl, more preferably L² is     cyclopropylene, ethenylene, methylene, —CHMe-, —CHF—, even more     preferably L² is methylene; or R¹ and L² together are ═CH-under the     condition that L¹-Ar¹ is H; -   Z is as defined above in respect to formula I, preferably Z is     —COOR, wherein R is defined as above in respect to formula I;     preferably Z is COOH and -   R² is as defined above in respect to formula I, preferably R² is H,     linear or branched C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₂ hydroxyalkyl, allyl,     propargyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, cyclopentylmethyl,     cyclopropylmethyl, benzyl, benzyloxyethyl, methoxyethyl,     1,1,1-trifluoroethyl, —C₂H₄CO₂CH₃, —CH₂CO₂CH₃, or —CH₂CONH₂, more     preferably R² is H, methyl, ethyl, allyl, cyclopropyl, hydroxyethyl,     —C₂H₄CO₂CH₃, —CH₂CO₂CH₃, or —CH₂CONH₂, most preferably R² is methyl     or cyclopropyl. -   Preferred compounds of formula Ie are those wherein Z is —COOR and     R, Ar¹, Ar², Ar³, R¹, R², L¹, L² and L³ are as defined above in     respect to formula I, preferably L¹ is a methylene group and Ar¹ is     phenyl. -   In still another embodiment, preferred compounds of Formula I are     those of formula If

wherein

-   Ar¹, Ar³, L¹, L², L³, R¹, R², R¹⁴, R¹⁵, Y and Z are as defined above     in respect to formula Ie.

In still another embodiment, preferred compounds of Formula I are those of formula Ig:

wherein

-   B⁴ is O or S or N—R^(b) where R^(b) is H or alkyl, preferably linear     or branched C₁-C₄ alkyl; C₁-C₄ alkylcarbonyl, C₁-C₄ alkylsulfonyl,     C₁-C₄ alkylaminocarbonyl, C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl; preferably O or S, more     preferably O, -   R⁹, R^(′9), and R¹¹ are independently selected from H, halo, cyano,     alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl,     alkenyl, alkynyl, heteroalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl,     aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy,     haloalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy, amino,     alkylamino, aminoalkyl, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl,     cycloalkyloxycarbonyl, heterocyclyloxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl,     heteroaryloxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, cycloalkylcarbonyloxy,     heterocyclylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, heteroarylcarbonyloxy,     arylalkyloxy, alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino,     cycloalkylcarbonylamino, heterocyclylcarbonylamino     arylcarbonylamino, heteroarylcarbonylamino, alkylcarbonylaminoalkyl,     acylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl,     arylcarbamoyl, heteroarylcarbamoyl, carbamoylalkyl, carbamoylamino,     alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl,     cycloalkylsulfonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl,     heteroarylsulfonyl sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, arylsulfamoyl,     heteroarylsulfamoyl, alkylsulfonylamino, cycloalkylsulfonylamino,     heterocyclylsulfonylamino, arylsulfonylamino,     heteroarylsulfonylamino, haloalkylsulfonylamino, or one of R⁹ or R′⁹     and R¹¹ together form an alkylenedioxy group or a haloalkylenedioxy     group, or one of R⁹ or R′⁹ and R¹¹ together form a cycloalkyl, aryl,     heterocyclyl or heteroaryl moiety together with the cyclic group     they are attached to, each of said substituents being optionally     substituted by one or more further substituents selected from halo,     alkoxy, alkyl, alkylamino, alkylcarbonyl, alkylheteroaryl,     alkylsulfonyl, aralkyl, aryl, arylamino, aryloxy, cyano, haloalkoxy,     haloalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heteroarylcarbonyl,     heterocyclyl, hydroxyl, oxo, or sulfonyl, preferably R⁹, R^(′9), and     R¹¹ are independently selected from H, halo, cyano, alkyl,     hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heteroalkyl,     heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl,     hydroxyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy,     aryloxy, carboxy, alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino,     cycloalkylcarbonylamino, acylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl,     alkylcarbamoyl, arylcarbamoyl, heteroarylcarbamoyl, carbamoylalkyl,     carbamoylamino, alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl,     haloalkylsulfonyl, cycloalkylsulfonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl,     arylsulfonyl, heteroarylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonylamino,     cycloalkylsulfonylamino, or one of R⁹ or R′⁹ and R¹¹ together form a     cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl or heteroaryl moiety together with     the cyclic group they are attached to, each of said substituents     being optionally substituted by one or more further substituents     selected from halo, alkoxy, alkyl, alkylamino, alkylcarbonyl,     alkylheteroaryl, alkylsulfonyl, aralkyl, aryl, arylamino, aryloxy,     cyano, haloalkoxy, haloalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl,     heteroarylcarbonyl, heterocyclyl, hydroxyl, oxo, or sulfonyl, more     preferably R⁹, R^(′9), and R¹¹ are independently selected from H,     hydroxyl, C₁-C₃-alkyl, halo, preferably chloro or fluoro, haloalkyl,     alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl preferably methoxyethyl, haloalkoxy, preferably     —OCF₃, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl and cyano, even more     preferably from H, C₁-C₃-alkyl, halo, CF₃, C₁-C₂ alkoxy, and cyano,     and still more preferably from H, F, Cl, methyl, CF₃, methoxy, and     cyano, and most preferably H, F or methyl; and -   Ar², Ar³, L¹, L², L³, R¹, R², and Z are as defined above in respect     to formula I.

In still another embodiment, preferred compounds of Formula I are those of formula Ih:

wherein

-   B⁵ is CH₂ or O preferably O; -   R⁹, R¹⁰, R^(′9), R^(′10), R¹¹, R¹² and R″¹³ are independently     selected from H, halo, cyano, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl,     cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, heteroalkyl,     heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl,     heteroarylalkyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, haloalkoxy,     cycloalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy, amino, alkylamino,     aminoalkyl, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, cycloalkyloxycarbonyl,     heterocyclyloxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, heteroaryloxycarbonyl,     alkylcarbonyloxy, cycloalkylcarbonyloxy, heterocyclylcarbonyloxy,     arylcarbonyloxy, heteroarylcarbonyloxy, arylalkyloxy,     alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino,     heterocyclylcarbonylamino arylcarbonylamino,     heteroarylcarbonylamino, alkylcarbonylaminoalkyl, acylamino,     carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl, arylcarbamoyl,     heteroarylcarbamoyl, carbamoylalkyl, carbamoylamino,     alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl,     cycloalkylsulfonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl,     heteroarylsulfonyl sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, arylsulfamoyl,     heteroarylsulfamoyl, alkylsulfonylamino, cycloalkylsulfonylamino,     heterocyclylsulfonylamino, arylsulfonylamino,     heteroarylsulfonylamino, haloalkylsulfonylamino, or one of R¹¹ or     R¹² and one of R⁹, R¹⁰, R′⁹ or R′¹⁰, or R¹³ and one of R′⁹ or R′¹⁰     together form an alkylenedioxy group or a haloalkylenedioxy group,     or one of R¹¹ or R¹² and one of R⁹, R¹⁰, R′⁹ or R′¹⁰, or R¹³ and one     of R′⁹ or R′¹⁰ together form a cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl or     heteroaryl moiety together with the cyclic group they are attached     to, each of said substituents being optionally substituted by one or     more further substituents selected from halo, alkoxy, alkyl,     alkylamino, alkylcarbonyl, alkylheteroaryl, alkylsulfonyl, aralkyl,     aryl, arylamino, aryloxy, cyano, haloalkoxy, haloalkyl, heteroaryl,     heteroarylalkyl, heteroarylcarbonyl, heterocyclyl, hydroxyl, oxo, or     sulfonyl, preferably R⁹, R¹⁰, R¹¹, R¹², R′⁹, R′¹⁰, and R″¹³ are     independently selected from H, halo, cyano, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl,     haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocyclyl,     heterocyclylalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, hydroxyl,     alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy,     carboxy, alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino,     cycloalkylcarbonylamino, acylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl,     alkylcarbamoyl, arylcarbamoyl, heteroarylcarbamoyl, carbamoylalkyl,     carbamoylamino, alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl,     haloalkylsulfonyl, cycloalkylsulfonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl,     arylsulfonyl, heteroarylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonylamino,     cycloalkylsulfonylamino, or one of R¹¹ or R¹² and one of R⁹, R¹⁰,     R′⁹ or R′¹⁰, or R¹³ and one of R′⁹ or R′¹⁰ together form an     alkylenedioxy group or a haloalkylenedioxy group, or one of R¹¹ or     R¹² and one of R⁹, R¹⁰, R′⁹ or R′¹⁰, or R¹³ and one of R′⁹ or R′¹⁰     together form a cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl or heteroaryl moiety     together with the cyclic group they are attached to, each of said     substituents being optionally substituted by one or more further     substituents selected from halo, alkoxy, alkyl, alkylamino,     alkylcarbonyl, alkylheteroaryl, alkylsulfonyl, aralkyl, aryl,     arylamino, aryloxy, cyano, haloalkoxy, haloalkyl, heteroaryl,     heteroarylalkyl, heteroarylcarbonyl, heterocyclyl, hydroxyl, oxo, or     sulfonyl, more preferably R⁹, R¹⁰, R¹¹, R¹², R¹³, R′⁹, R′¹⁰, R′¹¹,     R′¹², R′¹³ and R″¹³ are independently selected from H, hydroxyl,     C₁-C₃-alkyl, halo, preferably chloro or fluoro, haloalkyl, alkoxy,     alkoxyalkyl preferably methoxyethyl, haloalkoxy, preferably —OCF₃,     alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl and cyano, even more preferably     from H, C₁-C₃-alkyl, halo, CF₃, C₁-C₂ alkoxy, preferably methoxy,     and cyano, and still more preferably from H, F, Cl, methyl, CF₃,     methoxy, and cyano, and most preferably H or methyl; and -   Ar², Ar³, L¹, L², L³, R¹, R², and Z are as defined above in respect     to formula I.

In still another embodiment, preferred compounds of Formula I are those of formula Ii

wherein

-   B⁴ is as defined above in respect to formula Ig, -   R⁹, R^(′9) and R¹² independently selected from H, halo, cyano,     alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl,     alkenyl, alkynyl, heteroalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl,     aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy,     alkoxyalkyl, haloalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy,     amino, alkylamino, aminoalkyl, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl,     cycloalkyloxycarbonyl, heterocyclyloxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl,     heteroaryloxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, cycloalkylcarbonyloxy,     heterocyclylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, heteroarylcarbonyloxy,     arylalkyloxy, alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino,     cycloalkylcarbonylamino, heterocyclylcarbonylamino     arylcarbonylamino, heteroarylcarbonylamino, alkylcarbonylaminoalkyl,     acylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl,     arylcarbamoyl, heteroarylcarbamoyl, carbamoyl alkyl, carbamoylamino,     alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl,     cycloalkylsulfonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl,     heteroarylsulfonyl sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, arylsulfamoyl,     heteroarylsulfamoyl, alkylsulfonylamino, cycloalkylsulfonylamino,     heterocyclylsulfonylamino, arylsulfonylamino,     heteroarylsulfonylamino, haloalkylsulfonylamino, or R⁹ and R¹²     together form an alkylenedioxy group or a haloalkylenedioxy group,     or R⁹ and R¹² together form a cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl or     heteroaryl moiety together with the cyclic group they are attached     to, each of said substituents being optionally substituted by one or     more further substituents selected from halo, alkoxy, alkyl,     alkylamino, alkylcarbonyl, alkylheteroaryl, alkylsulfonyl, aralkyl,     aryl, arylamino, aryloxy, cyano, haloalkoxy, haloalkyl, heteroaryl,     heteroarylalkyl, heteroarylcarbonyl, heterocyclyl, hydroxyl, oxo, or     sulfonyl, preferably R⁹, R′⁹, and R¹², are independently selected     from H, halo, cyano, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl,     cycloalkylalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, aryl,     heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy,     haloalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy, carboxy,     alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino,     acylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl,     arylcarbamoyl, heteroarylcarbamoyl, carbamoylalkyl, carbamoylamino,     alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl,     cycloalkylsulfonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl,     heteroarylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonylamino, cycloalkylsulfonylamino, or     R⁹ and R¹² together form an alkylenedioxy group or a     haloalkylenedioxy group, or R⁹ and R¹² together form a cycloalkyl,     aryl, heterocyclyl or heteroaryl moiety together with the cyclic     group they are attached to, each of said substituents being     optionally substituted by one or more further substituents selected     from halo, alkoxy, alkyl, alkylamino, alkylcarbonyl,     alkylheteroaryl, alkylsulfonyl, aralkyl, aryl, arylamino, aryloxy,     cyano, haloalkoxy, haloalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl,     heteroarylcarbonyl, heterocyclyl, hydroxyl, oxo, or sulfonyl, more     preferably R⁹, R′⁹, and R¹², are independently selected from H,     hydroxyl, C₁-C₃-alkyl, halo, preferably chloro or fluoro, haloalkyl,     alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl preferably methoxyethyl, haloalkoxy, preferably     —OCF₃, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl and cyano, even more     preferably from H, C₁-C₃-alkyl, halo, CF₃, C₁-C₂ alkoxy, preferably     methoxy, and cyano, and still more preferably from H, F, Cl, methyl,     CF₃, methoxy, and cyano, and most preferably H or methyl; and -   Ar², Ar³, L¹, L², L³, R¹, R², and Z are as defined above in respect     to formula I.

In still another embodiment, preferred compounds of Formula I are those of formula Ij:

wherein

-   B⁵ is as defined above in respect to formula Ih, -   R⁹, R^(′9), R¹⁰, R^(′10), R¹¹, R¹² and R″¹³ are independently     selected from H, halo, cyano, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl,     cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, heteroalkyl,     heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl,     heteroarylalkyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, haloalkoxy,     cycloalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy, amino, alkylamino,     aminoalkyl, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, cycloalkyloxycarbonyl,     heterocyclyloxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, heteroaryloxycarbonyl,     alkylcarbonyloxy, cycloalkylcarbonyloxy, heterocyclylcarbonyloxy,     arylcarbonyloxy, heteroarylcarbonyloxy, arylalkyloxy,     alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino,     heterocyclylcarbonylamino arylcarbonylamino,     heteroarylcarbonylamino, alkylcarbonylaminoalkyl, acylamino,     carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl, arylcarbamoyl,     heteroarylcarbamoyl, carbamoylalkyl, carbamoylamino,     alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl,     cycloalkylsulfonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl,     heteroarylsulfonyl sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, arylsulfamoyl,     heteroarylsulfamoyl, alkylsulfonylamino, cycloalkylsulfonylamino,     heterocyclylsulfonylamino, arylsulfonylamino,     heteroarylsulfonylamino, haloalkylsulfonylamino, or one of R¹¹ or     R¹² and one of R⁹, R¹⁰, R′⁹ or R′¹⁰, or one of R′⁹ or R′¹⁰ and R″¹³     together form an alkylenedioxy group or a haloalkylenedioxy group,     or one of R¹¹ or R¹² and one of R⁹, R¹⁰, R′⁹ or R′¹⁰, or one of R′⁹     or R′¹⁰ and R″¹³ together form a cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl or     heteroaryl moiety together with the cyclic group they are attached     to, each of said substituents being optionally substituted by one or     more further substituents selected from halo, alkoxy, alkyl,     alkylamino, alkylcarbonyl, alkylheteroaryl, alkylsulfonyl, aralkyl,     aryl, arylamino, aryloxy, cyano, haloalkoxy, haloalkyl, heteroaryl,     heteroarylalkyl, heteroarylcarbonyl, heterocyclyl, hydroxyl, oxo, or     sulfonyl, preferably R⁹, R^(′9), R¹⁰, R^(′10), R¹¹, R¹² and R″¹³ are     independently selected from H, halo, cyano, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl,     haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocyclyl,     heterocyclylalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, hydroxyl,     alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy,     carboxy, alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino,     cycloalkylcarbonylamino, acylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl,     alkylcarbamoyl, arylcarbamoyl, heteroarylcarbamoyl, carbamoylalkyl,     carbamoylamino, alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl,     haloalkylsulfonyl, cycloalkylsulfonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl,     arylsulfonyl, heteroarylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonylamino,     cycloalkylsulfonylamino, or one of R¹¹ or R¹² and one of R⁹, R¹⁰,     R′⁹ or R′¹⁰, or one of R′⁹ or R′¹⁰ and R″¹³ together form an     alkylenedioxy group or a haloalkylenedioxy group, or one of R¹¹ or     R¹² and one of R⁹, R¹⁰, R′⁹ or R′¹⁰, or one of R′⁹ or R′¹⁰ and R″¹³     together form a cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl or heteroaryl moiety     together with the cyclic group they are attached to, each of said     substituents being optionally substituted by one or more further     substituents selected from halo, alkoxy, alkyl, alkylamino,     alkylcarbonyl, alkylheteroaryl, alkylsulfonyl, aralkyl, aryl,     arylamino, aryloxy, cyano, haloalkoxy, haloalkyl, heteroaryl,     heteroarylalkyl, heteroarylcarbonyl, heterocyclyl, hydroxyl, oxo, or     sulfonyl, more preferably R⁹, R^(′9), R¹⁰, R^(′10), R¹¹, R¹² and     R″¹³ are independently selected from H, hydroxyl, C₁-C₃-alkyl, halo,     preferably chloro or fluoro, haloalkyl, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl     preferably methoxyethyl, haloalkoxy, preferably —OCF₃,     alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl and cyano, even more preferably     from H, C₁-C₃-alkyl, halo, CF₃, C₁-C₂ alkoxy, preferably methoxy,     and cyano, and still more preferably from H, F, Cl, methyl, CF₃,     methoxy, and cyano, and most preferably H or methyl; and -   Ar², Ar³, L¹, L², L³, R¹, R², and Z are as defined above in respect     to formula I.

In still another embodiment, preferred compounds of Formula I are those of formula Ik:

wherein

-   R²⁹ is H, halo, alkyl, haloalkyl preferably —CF₃ or —CF₂H, alkoxy,     haloalkoxy preferably —OCF₃ or —OCF₂H, cyano, preferably R²⁹ is H,     F, —CF₃, alkyl preferably methyl, more preferably R²⁹ is H, F or     methyl; and -   Ar², Ar³, L¹, L², L³, R¹, R², and Z are as defined above in respect     to formula I.

In still another embodiment, preferred compounds of Formula I are those of formula Il:

wherein

-   R⁹ and R¹⁰ are independently selected from H, halo, cyano, alkyl,     hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, alkenyl,     alkynyl, heteroalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, aryl,     aralkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl,     haloalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy, amino,     alkylamino, aminoalkyl, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl,     cycloalkyloxycarbonyl, heterocyclyloxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl,     heteroaryloxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, cycloalkylcarbonyloxy,     heterocyclylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, heteroarylcarbonyloxy,     arylalkyloxy, alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino,     cycloalkylcarbonylamino, heterocyclylcarbonylamino     arylcarbonylamino, heteroarylcarbonylamino, alkylcarbonylaminoalkyl,     acylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl,     arylcarbamoyl, heteroarylcarbamoyl, carbamoylalkyl, carbamoylamino,     alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl,     cycloalkylsulfonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl,     heteroarylsulfonyl sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, arylsulfamoyl,     heteroarylsulfamoyl, alkylsulfonylamino, cycloalkylsulfonylamino,     heterocyclylsulfonylamino, arylsulfonylamino,     heteroarylsulfonylamino, haloalkylsulfonylamino, or R⁹ and R¹⁰     together form an alkylenedioxy group or a haloalkylenedioxy group,     or R⁹ and R¹⁰ together form a cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl or     heteroaryl moiety together with the cyclic group they are attached     to, each of said substituents being optionally substituted by one or     more further substituents selected from halo, alkoxy, alkyl,     alkylamino, alkylcarbonyl, alkylheteroaryl, alkylsulfonyl, aralkyl,     aryl, arylamino, aryloxy, cyano, haloalkoxy, haloalkyl, heteroaryl,     heteroarylalkyl, heteroarylcarbonyl, heterocyclyl, hydroxyl, oxo, or     sulfonyl, preferably R⁹ and R¹⁰ are independently selected from H,     halo, cyano, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl,     cycloalkylalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, aryl,     heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy,     cycloalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy, carboxy,     alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino,     acylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl,     arylcarbamoyl, heteroarylcarbamoyl, carbamoylalkyl, carbamoylamino,     alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl,     cycloalkylsulfonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl,     heteroarylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonylamino, cycloalkylsulfonylamino, or     R⁹ and R¹⁰ together form an alkylenedioxy group or a     haloalkylenedioxy group, or one of R⁹ and R¹⁰ together form a     cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl or heteroaryl moiety together with     the cyclic group they are attached to, each of said substituents     being optionally substituted by one or more further substituents     selected from halo, alkoxy, alkyl, alkylamino, alkylcarbonyl,     alkylheteroaryl, alkylsulfonyl, aralkyl, aryl, arylamino, aryloxy,     cyano, haloalkoxy, haloalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl,     heteroarylcarbonyl, heterocyclyl, hydroxyl, oxo, or sulfonyl, more     preferably R⁹ and R¹⁰ are independently selected from H, hydroxyl,     C₁-C₃-alkyl, halo, preferably chloro or fluoro, haloalkyl, alkoxy,     alkoxyalkyl preferably methoxyethyl, haloalkoxy, preferably —OCF₃,     alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl and cyano, even more preferably     from H, C₁-C₃-alkyl, halo, CF₃, C₁-C₂ alkoxy, preferably methoxy,     and cyano, and still more preferably from H, F, Cl, methyl, CF₃,     methoxy, and cyano, and most preferably H or methyl; and -   Ar², Ar³, L¹, L², L³, R¹, R², and Z are as defined above in respect     to formula I.

Particularly preferred compounds of the invention are those listed in Table 1 hereafter:

TABLE 1 Com- pound (M + number Compound name H)+ 1 6-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 363.83 yl)carbamoyl)cyclohex-3-enecarboxylic acid 2 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 401.88 yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 3 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 436.3 yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 4 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-fluorophenyl)thiazol-2- 385.4 yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 5 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 436.3 yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 8 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(4-cyanophenyl)thiazol-2- 392.4 yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 9 (S)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo- 387.9 3-phenylbutanoic acid 10 (Z)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- 309.7 oxobut-2-enoic acid 11 (R)-3-benzyl-4-oxo-4-((3-phenyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5- 368.4 yl)amino)butanoic acid 12 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 401.9 yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 13 (R)-3-benzyl-4-oxo-4-((4-(3- 435.4 (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)butanoic acid 14 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 415.9 yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 15 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-(2-chlorophenyl)pyridin-2- 395.9 yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 16 (R)-3-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 367.9 yl)carbamoyl)heptanoic acid 17 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-(4- 419.9 fluorobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 18 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3- 407.9 (cyclohexylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 19 (R)-3-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)carbamoyl)-5- 367.9 methylhexanoic acid 20 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)-5-fluorothiazol- 419.9 2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 21 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-chloro-4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol- 450.4 2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 22 (R)-4-(allyl(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3- 441.9 benzyl-4-oxobutanoic acid 23 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(2- 473.9 methoxy-2-oxoethyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 24 (R)-methyl-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol- 415.9 2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoate 26 (R)-3-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylcarbamoyl)-5- 415.9 phenylpentanoic acid 27 (S)-3-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylcarbamoyl)-5- 415.9 phenylpentanoic acid 28 (R)-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-4-oxo- 469.9 3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)butanoic acid 29 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- 469.9 oxo-3-(3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)butanoic acid 30 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-(2- 426.9 cyanobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 31 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-(3- 426.9 cyanobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 32 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-(4- 426.9 cyanobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 33 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-(4- 431.9 methoxybenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 34 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-(3- 431.9 methoxybenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 35 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-(2- 431.9 methoxybenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 36 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-methoxyphenyl)thiazol-2- 397.5 yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 37 (R)-3-benzyl-4-oxo-4-(4-(2,4,6- 470.8 trichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)butanoic acid 38 (R)-4-benzyl-5-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 429.9 yl)(methyl)amino)-5-oxopentanoic acid 39 (S)-4-benzyl-5-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 429.9 yl)(methyl)amino)-5-oxopentanoic acid 40 (R)-methyl 4-benzyl-5-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 429.9 ylamino)-5-oxopentanoate 41 (S)-methyl 4-benzyl-5-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 429.9 ylamino)-5-oxopentanoate 42 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 456.0 yl)(cyclopropylmethyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 43 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(benzyl(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 492.0 yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 44 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 483.9 yl)(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 45 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 445.9 yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(4-methoxybenzyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 46 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 445.9 yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(3-methoxybenzyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 47 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 445.9 yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(2-methoxybenzyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 48 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 440.9 yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(4-cyanobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 49 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 440.9 yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(3-cyanobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 50 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 440.9 yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(2-cyanobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 51 (R)-3-(4-chlorobenzyl)-4-((4-(2- 450.4 chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 52 (R)-3-(3-chlorobenzyl)-4-((4-(2- 450.4 chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 53 (R)-3-(2-chlorobenzyl)-4-((4-(2- 450.4 chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 54 (3S)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 441.9 yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-yl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 55 (S)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 441.9 yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 56 (R)-4-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl(methyl)amino)-3-benzyl- 355.4 4-oxobutanoic acid 57 (R)-4-(benzo[d]oxazol-2-yl(methyl)amino)-3-benzyl- 339.4 4-oxobutanoic acid 58 (R)-2-((1H-tetrazol-5-yl)methyl)-N-(4-(2- 439.9 chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)-N-methyl-3- phenylpropanamide 59 (R)-2-benzyl-N-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)-N- 455.9 methyl-3-(5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3- yl)propanamide 60 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)-5-fluorothiazol- 433.9 2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 61 (S)-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-3- 393.9 cyclohexyl-4-oxobutanoic acid 62 (S)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 407.9 yl)(methyl)amino)-3-cyclohexyl-4-oxobutanoic acid 63 (S)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 401.9 yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-phenylbutanoic acid 64 (3R)-3-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylcarbamoyl)-4- 415.9 phenylpentanoic acid 65 (R)-2-((1H-tetrazol-5-yl)methyl)-N-(4-(2- 425.9 chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)-3-phenylpropanamide 66 (R)-2-benzyl-N-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)-3- 441.9 (5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3- yl)propanamide 68 (3R)-3-benzyl-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 415.9 ylamino)-2-methyl-4-oxobutanoic acid 69 (R)-2-benzyl-N-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)-3- 440.9 (3-hydroxyisoxazol-5-yl)propanamide 70 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)pyrimidin-2- 396.8 ylamino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 71 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(6-(2-chlorophenyl)pyridin-2- 395.9 ylamino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 72 (E)-3-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylcarbamoyl)-4- 399.9 phenylbut-3-enoic acid 74 (Z)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 399.9 yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-phenylbut-2-enoic acid 75 (R)-3-(N-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)-N- 452.0 methylsulfamoyl)-4-phenylbutanoic acid 76 (S)-3-(N-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)-N- 452.0 methylsulfamoyl)-4-phenylbutanoic acid 79 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 419.9 ylamino)-3-fluoro-4-oxobutanoic acid 80 (R)-3-benzyl-3-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 441.9 ylcarbamoyl)hex-5-enoic acid 81 (E)-3-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 413.9 yl)(methyl)carbamoyl)-4-phenylbut-3-enoic acid 82 (3S)-3-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 429.9 yl)(methyl)carbamoyl)-4-phenylpentanoic acid 83 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((3-(2-chlorophenyl)-1,2,4-thiadiazol- 416.9 5-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 84 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((3-(2-chlorophenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol- 400.8 5-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 85 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((1-(2-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3- 398.9 yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 86 (R)-2-benzyl-N-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)-3- 454.9 (3-hydroxyisoxazol-5-yl)-N-methylpropanamide 89 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 422 yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 90 (R)-3-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 381.9 yl)(methyl)carbamoyl)-5-methylhexanoic acid 91 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-cyanophenyl)thiazol-2- 406.5 yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 92 (R)-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-4-oxo- 387.9 3-phenylbutanoic acid 93 (R)-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-3-(3- 419.9 fluorobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 94 (S)-3-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 367.9 yl)(methyl)carbamoyl)-4-methylpentanoic acid 95 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4- 423.9 oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 96 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 429.9 yl)(ethyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 97 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 441.9 yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 98 cis-6-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 363.8 ylcarbamoyl)cyclohex-3-enecarboxylic acid 99 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3- 445.9 (4-methoxybenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 100 cis-6-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 377.9 yl)(methyl)carbamoyl)cyclohex-3-enecarboxylic acid 101 cis-2-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 379.9 yl)(methyl)carbamoyl)cyclohexanecarboxylic acid 102 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(4-(2,5-dimethylthiophen-3- 401.5 yl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 103 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3- 422.0 (cyclohexylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 105 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3- 407.9 (cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 106 (3S,4R)-3-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 429.9 yl)(methyl)carbamoyl)-4-phenylpentanoic acid 107 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(thiophen-3- 463.6 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 108 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-chloropyridin-3- 493.0 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 109 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 416.9 yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-(phenylamino)butanoic acid 110 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3- 429.9 (4-methylbenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 111 (R)-4-((4-([1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)thiazol-2- 457.6 yl)(methyl)amino)-3-benzyl-4-oxobutanoic acid 112 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(4-(2,5-dichlorothiophen-3-yl)thiazol- 442.4 2-ylamino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 113 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3- 379.9 (cyclopropylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 114 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4- 422.9 oxo-3-(thiazol-4-ylmethyl)butanoic acid 115 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-(dimethylamino)pyridin-3- 501.6 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 116 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3- 488.6 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 117 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(2-methoxypyridin-3- 488.6 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 118 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2- 468.5 ((ethoxycarbonyl)amino)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 119 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-fluoropyridin-3- 476.5 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 120 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-methylpyridin-3- 472.6 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 121 (R)-4-((2-amino-2-oxoethyl)(4-(2- 458.9 chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-benzyl-4- oxobutanoic acid 122 (R)-3-benzyl-4-oxo-4-((4-(3- 451.4 (trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)butanoic acid 123 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 436.3 yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 124 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)thiazol- 419.9 2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 125 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3-chloro-4- 431.9 methoxyphenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 126 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(3- 488.0 methoxy-3-oxopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 127 3-(bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-ylmethyl)-4-((4-(2- 434.0 chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 128 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-ethoxypyridin-3- 502.6 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 129 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(4′-methoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2- 487.6 yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 130 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 450.4 yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 131 (R)-1-(5-(2-(2-(2-benzyl-3-carboxy-N- 641.7 methylpropanamido)thiazol-4-yl)phenyl)pyridin-2- yl)pyrrolidin-1-ium 2,2,2-trifluoroacetate 132 (R)-4-(2′-(2-(2-benzyl-3-carboxy-N- 656.7 methylpropanamido)thiazol-4-yl)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4- yl)morpholin-4-ium 2,2,2-trifluoroacetate 133 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-morpholinopyridin- 543.6 3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 134 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3′-chloro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2- 492.0 yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 135 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(furan-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- 447.5 yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 136 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-(2-methoxyethoxy)pyridin- 532.6 3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 138 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(4′-isopropyl-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2- 499.6 yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 139 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(2-(6- 480.6 methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 140 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(5-fluoro-6-methoxypyridin-3- 506.6 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 141 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-((tetrahydro-2H- 558.7 pyran-4-yl)oxy)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 142 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2,5- 476.4 dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 143 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3- 405.9 (furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 144 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-cyclopropylphenyl)thiazol-2- 421.5 yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 145 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(4′-(dimethylamino)-[1,1′- 500.6 biphenyl]-2-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 146 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3′-fluoro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2- 475.5 yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 147 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3′,5′-difluoro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2- 493.5 yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 148 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chloro-6-fluorophenyl)thiazol- 419.9 2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 149 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(4′-chloro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2- 492.0 yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 150 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 541.6 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 151 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(4-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3- 523.0 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 152 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3- 523.0 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 153 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3-fluoro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3- 506.6 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 154 (3R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 409.9 yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydrofuran-2- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 155 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(2- 445.9 hydroxyethyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 156 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(3- 460.0 hydroxypropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 157 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(5-chloro-6-methoxypyridin-3- 523.0 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 158 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-(benzyloxy)pyridin-3- 564.7 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 159 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(2,5- 442.4 dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 160 (R)-4-((4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol- 496.6 2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran- 4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 161 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chloro-5- 483.9 (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)- 4-oxobutanoic acid 162 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-fluorophenyl)thiazol- 433.9 2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 163 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 450.4 yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 164 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3- 447.5 (difluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 165 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 407.9 yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 166 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2,5- 468.4 dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 167 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 484.4 yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 168 (R)-4-((4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 458.4 yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 169 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 506.6 methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 170 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((2-hydroxyethyl)(4-(2-(6- 518.6 methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 171 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6- 535.7 morpholinopyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)- 4-oxobutanoic acid 172 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(2,5- 472.4 dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(2-hydroxyethyl)amino)- 4-oxobutanoic acid 173 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 423.9 yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 174 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2- 483.9 (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)- 4-oxobutanoic acid 175 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2,3,5- 484.8 trichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 176 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(4-chloro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-3- 492.0 yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 177 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-(6-methoxypyridin-3- 523.0 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 178 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 514.6 methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 179 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3- 522.6 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro- 2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 180 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 569.7 morpholinopyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)- 4-oxobutanoic acid 181 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 561.7 morpholinopyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)- 4-oxobutanoic acid 182 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro- 529.6 2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 183 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2- 559.7 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 184 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-morpholinopyridin-3- 577.7 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro- 2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 185 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2- 465.5 (trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 186 (R)-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-fluorophenyl)thiazol-2- 452.0 yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 187 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-(2- 533.7 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 188 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(3- 473.5 (difluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 189 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-fluorophenyl)thiazol- 459.9 2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 190 (R)-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-fluorophenyl)thiazol-2- 468.0 yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H- pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 191 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chloro-5- 509.9 (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 192 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2- 447.5 (difluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 193 (R)-4-((4-(2-chloro-5- 518.0 (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H- pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 194 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(4- 547.7 methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 195 (3R,4S)-3-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 429.9 yl)(methyl)carbamoyl)-4-phenylpentanoic acid 196 (R)-2-(2-benzyl-3-carboxypropanamido)-5-(2- 411.9 chlorophenyl)pyridine 1-oxide 197 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-(2-chlorophenyl)pyrazin-2- 396.8 yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 198 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3- 424.9 (morpholinomethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 199 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(2- 460.0 methoxyethyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 200 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 408.9 yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylamino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 201 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((2-(benzyloxy)ethyl)(4-(2- 536.1 chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 202 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-methylfuran-2-yl)thiazol-2- 371.4 yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 203 (R)-3-benzyl-4-oxo-4-((3-(3- 418.4 (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-5- yl)amino)butanoic acid 204 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2- 431.9 methoxyphenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 205 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3- 431.9 (4-hydroxybenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 206 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(4′-cyano-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2- 482.6 yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 207 (3R)-3-benzyl-4-((3-carbamoyl-4-(2,4- 492.4 dichlorophenyl)-5-methylthiophen-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 208 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3′-methoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2- 487.6 yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 209 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3- 436.9 ((2-methylthiazol-4-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 210 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3- 420.9 ((5-methylisoxazol-3-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 211 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2′-chloro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2- 492.0 yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 212 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(2-methoxypyrimidin-5- 489.6 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 213 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2,5-difluorophenyl)thiazol-2- 403.4 yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 214 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3- 406.9 (oxazol-4-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 215 (3R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 409.9 yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydrofuran-3- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 216 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(8-methyl-7-oxo- 541.6 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 217 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-1H- 511.6 pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 218 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 519.7 (dimethylamino)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 219 (R)-4-((4-(2-(5-chloro-6-methoxypyridin-3- 541.1 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3- (cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 220 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(5- 524.6 fluoro-6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 221 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chloro-5- 481.9 (difluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 222 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(5-chloro-6- 557.5 methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 223 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(5-chloro-6-methoxypyridin-3- 575.5 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3- (cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 224 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(5-fluoro-6-methoxypyridin-3- 559.1 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3- (cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 225 (S)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 401.9 yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 227 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-benzylthiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- 381.5 oxobutanoic acid 229 (R)-3-benzyl-4-oxo-4-((5-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3- 351.4 yl)amino)butanoic acid 230 3-([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-ylmethyl)-4-((4-(2- 492.0 chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 231 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- 371.4 yl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 232 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(4-methyl-1,2,5-oxadiazol-3- 373.4 yl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 233 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol- 461.5 4-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 234 (3R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4- 476.6 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 235 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-((2- 444.9 chlorophenyl)carbamoyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 236 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((6-(2-chlorophenyl)pyridazin-3- 396.8 yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 237 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 464.5 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 238 (S)-2-((1-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 431.9 yl)(methyl)amino)-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2- yl)oxy)acetic acid 239 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((1-methyl-5-phenyl-1H-imidazol-2- 364.4 yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 240 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(1-(2-methoxyethyl)-6-oxo- 532.6 1,6-dihydropyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 241 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-6-oxo-1,6- 488.6 dihydropyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 242 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3- 434.9 ((2,5-dimethyloxazol-4-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 243 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3- 419.9 ((1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 244 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-hydroxypyridin-3- 474.5 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 245 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)((S)- 460.0 2-hydroxypropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 246 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 460.0 yl)((R)-2-hydroxypropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 247 (R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 520.7 methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 248 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3- 506.6 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 250 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(4,5-difluoro-2-(6- 524.6 methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 251 (R)-4-((4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 440.3 yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 252 (R)-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-fluorophenyl)thiazol-2- 423.9 yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 253 (R)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-((4-(2-(6- 478.5 methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 254 (S)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 421.9 yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-(thiophen-2- ylmethyl)butanoic acid 255 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3- 541.1 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3- (cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 256 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2- 567.7 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 257 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 450.4 yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 258 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(3- 465.5 (trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 259 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(3- 481.5 (difluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo- 3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 260 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 405.9 yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 261 (R)-4-(methyl(4-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol- 473.5 2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 262 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(3- 491.5 (trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 263 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(3- 499.5 (trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo- 3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 264 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-isopropoxypyridin-3- 516.6 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 265 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6- 528.6 (cyclopropylmethoxy)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 266 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-(methoxymethyl)pyridin-3- 502.6 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 267 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6- 515.6 ((dimethylamino)methyl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol- 2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 268 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-(N- 555.7 methylcyclopropanecarboxamido)pyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 269 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6- 529.6 (dimethylcarbamoyl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 270 (R)-4-((4-(2-(6-(4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl)pyridin-3- 525.6 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-benzyl-4- oxobutanoic acid 271 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-(3-methyl-2- 556.6 oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 272 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3- 527.6 dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 273 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(3-methyl-3H- 512.6 imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-6-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 274 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6- 577.7 (benzyl(methyl)amino)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 275 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6- 569.7 (cyclohexyl(methyl)amino)pyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 276 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-(4-methylpiperazin- 556.7 1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 277 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3- 541.1 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3- (cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 278 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(3- 524.6 fluoro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 279 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(5-chloro-6-methoxypyridin-3- 541.0 yl)-3-fluorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 280 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3-fluoro-2-(5-fluoro-6- 524.6 methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 281 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(5-fluoro-6- 541.0 methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 282 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3,5-difluoro-2-(6- 524.6 methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 283 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 409.9 yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-(((S)-tetrahydrofuran-2- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 284 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 409.9 yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-(((R)-tetrahydrofuran-2- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 285 (R)-4-((4-(2-chloro-5- 473.9 (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)- 3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 286 (R)-4-((4-(2-chloro-5- 489.9 (trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 287 (R)-4-((4-(2-chloro-5- 471.9 (difluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 288 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 431.9 yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 289 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3- 513.0 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(furan-2- ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 290 (R)-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-(6-methoxypyridin-3- 513.0 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(furan-2- ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 291 (R)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-((4-(2-(6- 546.5 methoxypyridin-3-yl)-5- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)- 4-oxobutanoic acid 292 (R)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-((4-(2-(6- 562.5 methoxypyridin-3-yl)-5- (trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 293 (R)-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6- 544.5 methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 294 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 466.4 yl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 295 (R)-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-fluorophenyl)thiazol-2- 449.9 yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 296 (R)-4-((4-(2-chloro-5- 499.9 (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 297 (R)-4-((4-(2-chloro-5- 515.9 (trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 298 (R)-4-((4-(2-chloro-5- 497.9 (difluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 299 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3- 419.9 ((5-methylfuran-2-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 300 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3- 433.9 ((4,5-dimethylfuran-2-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 301 3-(benzofuran-2-ylmethyl)-4-((4-(2- 455.9 chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 302 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 416.9 yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-(pyridin-2- ylmethyl)butanoic acid 303 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 417.9 yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-(pyrimidin-2- ylmethyl)butanoic acid 304 (3R)-4-((4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 458.4 yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 305 (3R)-4-((4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 458.4 yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 306 (R)-4-((4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 472.4 yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(((2R,3R)-2-methyltetrahydro- 2H-pyran-3-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 307 (3R)-4-((4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 472.4 yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(((2R)-2-methyltetrahydro-2H- pyran-4-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 308 (3R)-4-((4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 486.4 yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(((2R,6S)-2,6- dimethyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 309 (3R)-4-((4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 472.4 yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(((3S)-3-methyltetrahydro-2H- pyran-4-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 310 (3R)-4-((4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2- 486.4 yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(((3R,5S)-3,5- dimethyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 311 (R)-2-benzyl-N-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)-3- 472.0 (4-hydroxy-1,2,5-thiadiazol-3-yl)-N- methylpropanamide 312 (R)-2-benzyl-N-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)-3- 469.0 (3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazol-4-yl)-N- methylpropanamide 313 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1- 624.2 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H- pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 314 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1- 642.2 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2- yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H- pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 315 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3- 557.1 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 316 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3- 575.1 yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)- 4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 317 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 610.1 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H- pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 318 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 628.1 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2- yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H- pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 319 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2- 655.7 oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 320 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2- 673.7 oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5- fluorothiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H- pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 321 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6- 588.6 methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 322 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6- 606.6 methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 323 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2- 641.7 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 324 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2- 659.7 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5- fluorothiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H- pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 325 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1- 589.7 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 326 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin- 607.7 1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo- 3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 327 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin- 540.6 3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 328 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 575.7 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 329 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-(2- 593.7 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 330 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin- 607.7 1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo- 3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 331 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2- 625.7 oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 332 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-methoxypyridin- 540.6 3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 333 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(6- 558.6 methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 334 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2- 593.7 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 335 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2- 611.7 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 336 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1- 608.2 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 337 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1- 626.2 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2- yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 338 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3- 559.1 yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)- 3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 339 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 594.1 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 340 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 612.1 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2- yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 341 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5- 639.7 (difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin- 3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 342 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5- 657.7 (difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin- 3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 343 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5- 572.6 (difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 344 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5- 590.6 (difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3- yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 345 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5- 625.7 (difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 346 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5- 643.7 (difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)amino)- 4-oxobutanoic acid 347 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2- 573.7 oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 348 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro- 591.7 4-(2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 349 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro- 524.6 4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 350 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro- 577.7 4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 351 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5- 591.7 fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 352 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro- 609.7 4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 353 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5- 524.6 fluoro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 354 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro- 542.6 4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol- 2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 355 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5- 577.7 fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 356 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro- 595.7 4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 357 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1- 616.1 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 358 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1- 634.1 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2- yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 359 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3- 549.1 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 360 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3- 567.0 yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)- 4-oxobutanoic acid 361 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin- 602.1 1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 362 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin- 620.1 1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2- yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 363 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)- 647.7 2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 364 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)- 665.7 2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5- fluorothiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 365 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)- 580.6 2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 366 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)- 598.6 2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 367 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)- 633.7 2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 368 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)- 651.7 2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5- fluorothiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 369 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin- 581.7 1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 370 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-(2- 599.7 oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 371 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(6- 532.6 methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 372 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-(2- 585.7 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 373 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2- 599.7 oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 374 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2- 617.7 (6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol- 2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 375 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(6- 532.6 methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 376 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2- 550.6 (6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)- 4-oxobutanoic acid 377 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2- 585.7 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 378 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2- 603.7 (6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol- 2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 379 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1- 598.1 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)- 4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 380 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1- 616.1 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 381 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3- 531.0 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 382 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3- 549.0 yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4- oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 383 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 584.1 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)- 4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 384 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 602.1 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 385 (R)-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin- 629.7 1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 386 (R)-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin- 647.7 1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 387 (R)-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6- 562.6 methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 388 (R)-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6- 580.6 methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 389 (R)-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2- 615.7 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 390 (R)-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2- 633.7 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5- fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 391 (R)-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin- 563.7 3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 392 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1- 581.7 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)- 4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 393 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3- 514.6 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 394 (R)-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin- 549.7 3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 395 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 567.6 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)- 4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 396 (R)-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1- 581.7 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)- 4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 397 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1- 599.7 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)- 4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 398 (R)-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3- 514.6 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 399 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3- 532.6 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 400 (R)-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 567.6 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)- 4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 401 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 585.6 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)- 4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 402 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1- 582.1 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)- 3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 403 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1- 600.1 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 404 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3- 515.0 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3- (cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 405 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3- 533.0 yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3- (cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 406 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 568.1 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)- 3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 407 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 586.1 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 408 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5- 613.7 (difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin- 3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 409 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5- 631.7 (difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin- 3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 410 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5- 546.6 (difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 411 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5- 564.6 (difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3- yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 412 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5- 599.7 (difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)- 4-oxobutanoic acid 413 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5- 617.7 (difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 414 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-(2- 547.7 oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 415 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-(2- 565.7 oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 416 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(2-(6- 480.6 methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 417 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(6- 498.6 methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 418 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-(2- 551.6 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 419 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2- 565.7 oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 420 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro- 583.7 2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 421 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(6- 498.6 methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 422 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro- 516.6 2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 423 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2- 551.6 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 424 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro- 569.6 2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 425 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1- 590.1 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)- 4-oxobutanoic acid 426 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1- 608.1 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 427 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3- 541.0 yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 428 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin- 576.1 1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 429 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin- 594.1 1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 430 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2- 621.7 oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 431 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2- 639.7 oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5- fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 432 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6- 554.6 methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 433 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6- 572.6 methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 434 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2- 607.6 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 435 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2- 625.6 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5- fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 436 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1- 555.7 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 437 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1- 573.7 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)- 4-oxobutanoic acid 438 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3- 506.6 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 439 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin- 559.6 1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 440 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1- 573.7 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)- 4-oxobutanoic acid 441 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2- 591.6 oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 442 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(6- 524.6 methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 443 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin- 559.6 1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 444 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2- 577.6 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 445 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(8- 551.6 methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 446 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5- 577.7 fluoro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8- naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 447 (R)-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8- 567.6 tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 448 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo- 593.7 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro- 2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 449 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo- 559.6 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 450 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(8- 585.7 methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 451 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(1- 537.6 methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin- 5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 452 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5- 563.7 fluoro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H- pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 453 (R)-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro- 553.6 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 454 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo- 579.7 2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro- 2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 455 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3- 545.6 dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 456 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(1- 571.6 methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin- 5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 457 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(4- 539.6 methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 458 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5- 565.7 fluoro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2- b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 459 (R)-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H- 555.6 pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 460 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(4-methyl-3,4- 581.7 dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro- 2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 461 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(4-methyl-3,4- 547.6 dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 462 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(4- 573.7 methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 463 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(1- 521.6 methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 464 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5- 547.7 fluoro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 465 (R)-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3- 537.6 b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4- oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 466 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-1H- 563.7 pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 467 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-1H- 529.6 pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 468 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(1- 555.6 methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 469 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)- 581.7 2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8- naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 470 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5- 607.7 (fluoromethoxy)-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8- tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 471 (R)-4-((4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo- 597.7 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 472 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(8- 623.7 methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro- 2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 473 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(8-methyl- 589.6 7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 474 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2- 615.7 (8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin- 3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 475 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)- 567.6 2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3- b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 476 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5- 593.7 (fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H- pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 477 (R)-4-((4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3- 583.6 dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 478 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1- 609.7 methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin- 5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 479 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl- 575.6 2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 480 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2- 601.7 (1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3- b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 481 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)- 569.7 2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2- b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 482 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5- 595.7 (fluoromethoxy)-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H- pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 483 (R)-4-((4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(4-methyl-3,4- 585.7 dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 484 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(4- 611.7 methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro- 2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 485 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(4-methyl- 577.6 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 486 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2- 603.7 (4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin- 7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 487 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)- 551.6 2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 488 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5- 577.7 (fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3- b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 489 (R)-4-((4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-1H- 567.6 pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 490 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1- 593.7 methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro- 2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 491 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl- 559.6 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 492 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2- 585.7 (1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 493 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8- 568.1 tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 494 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8- 594.1 tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 495 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8- 584.1 tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 496 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8- 610.1 tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H- pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 497 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo- 576.1 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 498 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo- 602.1 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 499 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro- 554.1 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 500 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro- 580.1 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 501 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro- 570.1 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 502 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro- 596.1 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H- pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 503 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3- 562.1 dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 504 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3- 588.1 dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 505 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H- 556.1 pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 506 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H- 582.1 pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 507 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H- 572.1 pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 508 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H- 598.1 pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H- pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 509 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(4-methyl-3,4- 564.1 dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 510 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(4-methyl-3,4- 590.1 dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 511 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3- 538.1 b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3- (cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 512 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3- 564.1 b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 513 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3- 554.1 b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4- oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 514 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3- 580.1 b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H- pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 515 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-1H- 546.1 pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 516 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-1H- 572.1 pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 517 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(methyl(4-(2-(8-methyl- 533.7 7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 518 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(8- 559.7 methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 519 (R)-4-(methyl(4-(2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8- 549.7 tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 520 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8- 575.7 tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 521 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(8-methyl-7-oxo- 567.7 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 522 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(methyl(4-(2-(1-methyl- 519.6 2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 523 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(1- 545.7 methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin- 5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 524 (R)-4-(methyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H- 535.6 pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 525 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3- 561.7 dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro- 2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 526 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-2-oxo- 553.6 2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 527 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(methyl(4-(2-(4-methyl- 521.6 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 528 (R)-4-(methyl(4-(2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H- 537.6 pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 529 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H- 563.7 pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 530 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(4-methyl-3,4- 555.7 dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 531 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(methyl(4-(2-(1-methyl- 503.6 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 532 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(1- 529.7 methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 533 (R)-4-(methyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3- 519.6 b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 534 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3- 545.7 b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 535 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-1H- 537.6 pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 536 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro- 569.6 2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8- naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 537 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro- 595.7 4-(5-fluoro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro- 1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 538 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo- 585.6 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 539 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(8-methyl- 611.7 7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro- 2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 540 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(8-methyl-7- 577.6 oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 541 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2- 603.7 (8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin- 3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 542 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro- 555.6 2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3- b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 543 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro- 581.6 4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H- pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 544 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3- 571.6 dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 545 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl- 597.6 2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro- 2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 546 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-2- 563.6 oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 547 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2- 589.6 (1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3- b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 548 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro- 557.6 2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2- b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 549 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro- 583.7 4-(5-fluoro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2- b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 550 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(4-methyl-3,4- 573.6 dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 551 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(4-methyl- 599.7 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro- 2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 552 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(4-methyl- 565.6 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 553 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2- 591.6 (4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin- 7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 554 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro- 539.6 2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 555 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro- 565.6 4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 556 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-1H- 555.6 pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 557 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl- 581.6 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 558 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl- 547.6 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 559 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2- 573.6 (1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 560 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5- 599.7 (fluoromethoxy)-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8- tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 561 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro- 625.7 4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8- tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 562 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(8-methyl- 615.7 7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 563 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2- 641.7 (8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin- 3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 564 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(8- 607.6 methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 565 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5- 633.7 (fluoromethoxy)-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8- tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 566 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5- 585.6 (fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H- pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 567 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro- 611.7 4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3- dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 568 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl- 601.6 2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 569 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2- 627.7 (1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3- b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 570 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1- 593.6 methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin- 5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 571 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5- 619.7 (fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H- pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 572 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5- 587.7 (fluoromethoxy)-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H- pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 573 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro- 613.7 4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H- pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 574 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(4-methyl- 603.6 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 575 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2- 629.7 (4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin- 7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 576 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(4- 595.6 methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 577 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5- 621.7 (fluoromethoxy)-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H- pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 578 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5- 569.6 (fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3- b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 579 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro- 595.7 4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3- b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 580 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl- 585.6 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 581 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2- 611.7 (1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro- 2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 582 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1- 577.6 methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 583 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5- 603.7 (fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3- b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 584 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8- 586.1 tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5- fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3- (cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 585 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8- 612.1 tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5- fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3- (cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 586 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8- 602.1 tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5- fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 587 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8- 628.1 tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5- fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 588 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo- 594.1 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5- fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 589 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo- 620.1 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5- fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 590 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro- 572.1 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)-5- fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3- (cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 591 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro- 598.1 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)-5- fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3- (cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 592 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro- 588.1 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)-5- fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 593 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro- 614.1 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)-5- fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 594 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3- 580.0 dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)-5- fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 595 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3- 606.1 dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)-5- fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 596 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H- 574.1 pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)-5- fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3- (cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 597 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H- 600.1 pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)-5- fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3- (cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 598 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H- 590.1 pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)-5- fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 599 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H- 616.1 pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)-5- fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 600 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(4-methyl-3,4- 582.1 dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)-5- fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 601 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(4-methyl-3,4- 608.1 dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)-5- fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 602 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3- 556.1 b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 603 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3- 582.1 b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2- yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 604 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3- 572.1 b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 605 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3- 598.1 b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2- yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H- pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 606 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-1H- 564.0 pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 607 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-1H- 590.1 pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2- yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 608 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(8- 551.6 methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 609 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro- 577.7 4-(2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8- naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 610 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8- 567.6 tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 611 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(8-methyl-7-oxo- 593.7 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro- 2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 612 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(8-methyl-7-oxo- 559.6 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 613 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(8- 585.7 methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 614 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(1- 537.6 methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin- 5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 615 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro- 563.7 4-(2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3- b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 616 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro- 553.6 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 617 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(1-methyl-2-oxo- 579.7 2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro- 2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 618 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3- 545.6 dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 619 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(1- 571.6 methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin- 5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 620 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(4- 539.6 methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 621 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro- 565.7 4-(2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2- b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 622 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H- 555.6 pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 623 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(4-methyl-3,4- 581.7 dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro- 2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 624 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(4-methyl-3,4- 547.6 dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 625 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(4- 573.7 methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 626 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(1- 521.6 methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 627 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro- 547.7 4-(2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 628 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3- 537.6 b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4- oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 629 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(1-methyl-1H- 563.7 pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 630 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(1-methyl-1H- 529.6 pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 631 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(1- 555.6 methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 632 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(1- 529.7 methyl-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin-6- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 633 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(1- 546.7 methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin- 6-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 634 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(1- 560.7 methyl-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrido[3,2- d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 635 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(1- 545.7 methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin- 6-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 636 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 559.7 methyl-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,6-naphthyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 637 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(1,3- 574.7 dimethyl-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrido[3,2- d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 638 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(7- 559.7 methyl-8-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,7-naphthyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 639 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 545.7 methyl-5-oxo-6,7-dihydro-5H-pyrrolo[3,4-b]pyridin- 3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 640 (R)-4-((4-(2-(5-chloro-6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 594.1 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 641 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(3- 530.7 methyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-6- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 642 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(1- 547.7 methyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrido[2,3-b][1,4]oxazin-7- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 643 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(3- 546.7 methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin- 6-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 644 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(7- 559.7 methyl-6-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,7-naphthyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 645 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 545.7 methyl-7-oxo-6,7-dihydro-5H-pyrrolo[3,4-b]pyridin- 3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 646 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(1,3- 560.7 dimethyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[4,5- b]pyridin-6-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 647 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(1- 530.7 methyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-6- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 648 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(5- 577.7 fluoro-6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 649 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(1- 559.7 methyl-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1,5-naphthyridin-7- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 650 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(3- 560.7 methyl-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrido[3,2- d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 651 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-methyl-2-(6-(2- 597.7 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 652 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-methyl-2-(6-(2- 579.7 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 653 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-methyl-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin- 571.6 1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 654 (R)-4-(methyl(4-(5-methyl-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 553.6 yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo- 3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 655 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro- 581.7 4-(5-methyl-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3- yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 656 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5- 563.7 methyl-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3- yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 657 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-methyl- 555.6 2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3- yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 658 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(methyl(4-(5-methyl-2- 537.6 (6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3- yl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 659 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-methyl-2- 589.6 (6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3- yl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 660 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-methyl-2-(6-(2- 571.7 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 661 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-methyl-2-(6-(2- 563.6 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 662 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(5-methyl-2-(6-(2- 545.6 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 663 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(3-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 542.6 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)amino)- 4-oxobutanoic acid 664 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(3-(2-(6-(2- 568.7 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-1,2,4- thiadiazol-5-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 665 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(methyl(3-(2-(6-(2- 534.6 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-1,2,4- thiadiazol-5-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 666 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(3-(2-(6-(2- 560.7 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-1,2,4- thiadiazol-5-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 667 (R)-4-(methyl(3-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin- 550.6 3-yl)phenyl)-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 668 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(3-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 576.7 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)amino)- 4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 669 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2,5- 595.7 dimethyl-4-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3- yl)furan-3-yl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 670 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(2,5-dimethyl-4-(6- 569.7 (2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)-5- fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 671 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2,5- 577.7 dimethyl-4-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3- yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 672 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(2,5-dimethyl-4-(6- 551.7 (2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol- 2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 673 (3R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2,5-dimethyl-4-(6-(2- 611.7 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)-5- fluorothiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H- pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 674 (3R)-4-((4-(2,5-dimethyl-4-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 585.7 yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)-5-fluorothiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 675 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2,5-dimethyl-4-(6-(2- 593.7 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 676 (R)-4-((4-(2,5-dimethyl-4-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 567.7 yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)butanoic acid 677 (3R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2,5-dimethyl-4-(6- 603.7 (2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)-5- fluorothiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 678 (3R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2,5-dimethyl-4-(6-(2- 577.6 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)-5- fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 679 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2,5-dimethyl-4-(6-(2- 585.7 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 680 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2,5-dimethyl-4-(6-(2- 559.6 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2- yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 681 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 587.7 (1-methyl-6-oxopiperidin-3-yl)pyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 682 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 587.7 (1-methyl-2-oxopiperidin-4-yl)pyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 683 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 574.7 (3-methyl-2-oxoimidazolidin-4-yl)pyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 684 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 547.7 (N-methylacetamido)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 685 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 602.8 (1,3-dimethyl-2-oxohexahydropyrimidin-5- yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 686 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 559.7 (5-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 687 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 574.7 (1-methyl-2-oxoimidazolidin-4-yl)pyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 688 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 545.7 (pyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 689 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 560.7 (2-oxoimidazolidin-4-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol- 2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 690 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 573.7 (1-methyl-5-oxopyrrolidin-2-yl)pyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 691 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(4- 588.7 methyl-3-oxopiperazin-1-yl)pyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 692 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(4- 602.7 methyl-2,5-dioxopiperazin-1-yl)pyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 693 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 547.7 (dimethylcarbamoyl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 694 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 588.7 (3-methyl-2-oxohexahydropyrimidin-4-yl)pyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 695 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 534.7 isopropoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)- 4-oxobutanoic acid 696 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 587.7 (1-methyl-6-oxopiperidin-2-yl)pyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 697 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 573.7 (1-methyl-5-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl)pyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 698 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(3- 588.7 methyl-2-oxotetrahydropyrimidin-1(2H)-yl)pyridin- 3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 699 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2- 574.7 oxotetrahydropyrimidin-1(2H)-yl)pyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 700 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 588.7 (1,3-dimethyl-2-oxoimidazolidin-4-yl)pyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 701 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 602.8 (1,3-dimethyl-2-oxohexahydropyrimidin-4- yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 702 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 588.7 (1-methyl-2-oxohexahydropyrimidin-4-yl)pyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 703 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 573.7 (N-methylcyclopropanecarboxamido)pyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 704 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 573.7 (1-methyl-2-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl)pyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 705 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 546.7 (cyclopropylmethoxy)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 706 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 559.7 (2-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 707 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 587.7 (1-methyl-2-oxopiperidin-3-yl)pyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 708 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 520.7 (methoxymethyl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 709 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 588.7 (1-methyl-2-oxohexahydropyrimidin-5-yl)pyridin-3- yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 710 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 559.7 (5-oxopyrrolidin-2-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 711 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2- 627.7 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)-5- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 712 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5- 607.7 (fluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin- 3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 713 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2- 643.7 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)-5- (trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 714 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 568.7 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3- (pyridin-2-ylmethyl)butanoic acid 715 (R)-2-(2-(carboxymethyl)-3-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2- 584.7 oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-3-oxopropyl)pyridine 1-oxide 716 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 575.7 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3- (((R)-tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 717 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 569.6 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3- (pyrimidin-2-ylmethyl)butanoic acid 718 (S)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 573.7 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3- (thiophen-2-ylmethyl)butanoic acid 719 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 561.7 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3- (((S)-tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 720 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 575.7 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3- (((S)-tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 721 (3R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 589.7 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-(((2S)- 2-methyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 722 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 575.7 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3- (((R)-tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 723 (3R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 603.7 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3- (((3R,5S)-3,5-dimethyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 724 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 589.7 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3- (((2R,3R)-2-methyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-3- yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 725 (3R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 589.7 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-(((3S)- 3-methyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)-4- oxobutanoic acid 726 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 575.7 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3- (((S)-tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 727 (R)-3-(benzofuran-2-ylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2- 607.7 (6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol- 2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 728 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 561.7 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3- (((R)-tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 729 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 571.7 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-((5- methylfuran-2-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 730 (3R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 575.7 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 731 (3R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 603.7 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3- (((2R,6S)-2,6-dimethyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-4- yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 732 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 557.6 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-(furan- 2-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 733 (3R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 575.7 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3- ((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 734 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 506.6 methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4- oxobutanoic acid 735 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3- 541.1 yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3- (cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 736 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 547.6 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3- (oxetan-3-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 737 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 532.7 (oxetan-3-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 738 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 547.6 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3- (oxetan-3-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 739 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(3- 546.7 methyloxetan-3-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 740 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 547.6 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3- (oxetan-3-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 741 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(3- 550.7 fluorooxetan-3-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 742 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 561.7 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-((3- methyloxetan-3-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 743 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 532.7 (oxetan-3-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 744 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 561.7 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-((3- methyloxetan-3-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 745 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(3- 546.7 methyloxetan-3-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 746 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 561.7 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-((3- methyloxetan-3-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 747 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(3- 550.7 fluorooxetan-3-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 748 (S)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 565.6 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-((3- fluorooxetan-3-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 749 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6- 532.7 (oxetan-3-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 750 (S)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 565.6 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-((3- fluorooxetan-3-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 751 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(3- 546.7 methyloxetan-3-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 752 (S)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1- 565.6 yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-((3- fluorooxetan-3-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 753 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(3- 550.7 fluorooxetan-3-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2- yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid

The compounds of formula I can be prepared by different ways with reactions known by the person skilled in the art. Reaction schemes as described in the example section illustrate by way of example different possible approaches.

The invention further provides the use of the compounds of the invention or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or solvates thereof as agonists or partial agonists of G-protein coupled receptor 43 (GPR43).

Accordingly, in a particularly preferred embodiment, the invention relates to the use of compounds of formula I and subformulae in particular those of table 1 above, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, as GPR43 agonists or partial agonists.

[Applications]

The compounds of the invention are therefore useful in the prevention or in the prevention and/or treatment of type II diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, low HDL cholesterol, high LDL cholesterol, hyperlipidemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia hypertension, hyperlipoproteinemia, metabolic syndrome, syndrome X, thrombotic disorders, cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis and its sequelae including angina, claudication, heart attack, stroke and others, kidney diseases, ketoacidosis, nephropathy, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases such as steatosis or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).

Preferred diseases are type II diabetes, lipid disorders such as dyslipidemia, hypertension, obesity, atherosclerosis and its sequelae.

In a particular preferred embodiment the diseases are type II diabetes and a lipid disorder such as dyslipidemia.

The invention also provides for a method for delaying in patient the onset of type II diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, low HDL cholesterol, high LDL cholesterol, hyperlipidemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia hypertension, hyperlipoproteinemia, metabolic syndrome, syndrome X, thrombotic disorders, cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis and its sequelae including angina, claudication, heart attack, stroke and others, kidney diseases, ketoacidosis, nephropathy, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases such as steatosis or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)comprising the administration of a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to a patient in need thereof.

Preferably, the patient is a warm-blooded animal, more preferably a human.

The invention further provides the use of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvates thereof for the manufacture of a medicament for use in treating a patient and/or preventing a patient from developing a disease selected from the group consisting of type II diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, low HDL cholesterol, high LDL cholesterol, hyperlipidemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia hypertension, hyperlipoproteinemia, metabolic syndrome, syndrome X, thrombotic disorders, cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis and its sequelae including angina, claudication, heart attack, stroke and others, kidney diseases, ketoacidosis, nephropathy, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases such as steatosis or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).

Preferably, the patient is a warm-blooded animal, more preferably a human.

According to a further feature of the present invention there is provided a method for modulating GPR43 receptor activity, in a patient, preferably a warm blooded animal, and even more preferably a human, in need of such treatment, which comprises administering to said animal an effective amount of compound of the present invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.

According to one embodiment, the compounds of the invention, their pharmaceutical acceptable salts or solvates may be administered as part of a combination therapy. Thus, are included within the scope of the present invention embodiments comprising coadministration of, and compositions and medicaments which contain, in addition to a compound of the present invention, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof as active ingredient, additional therapeutic agents and/or active ingredients. Such multiple drug regimens, often referred to as combination therapy, may be used in the treatment and/or prevention of any of the diseases or conditions mediated by or associated with GPR43 receptor modulation, particularly type II diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, low HDL cholesterol, high LDL cholesterol, hyperlipidemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia hypertension, hyperlipoproteinemia, metabolic syndrome, syndrome X, thrombotic disorders, cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis and its sequelae including angina, claudication, heart attack, stroke and others, kidney diseases, ketoacidosis, nephropathy, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases such as steatosis or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The use of such combinations of therapeutic agents is especially pertinent with respect to the treatment of the above-mentioned list of diseases within a patient in need of treatment or one at risk of becoming such a patient.

In addition to the requirement of therapeutic efficacy, which may necessitate the use of active agents in addition to the GPR43 agonist or partial agonist compounds of Formula I or their pharmaceutical acceptable salts or solvates thereof, there may be additional rationales which compel or highly recommend the use of combinations of drugs involving active ingredients which represent adjunct therapy, i.e., which complement and supplement the function performed by the GPR43 receptor agonist or partial agonist compounds of the present invention. Suitable supplementary therapeutic agents used for the purpose of auxiliary treatment include drugs which, instead of directly treating or preventing a disease or condition mediated by or associated with GPR43 receptor modulation, treat diseases or conditions which directly result from or indirectly accompany the basic or underlying GPR43 receptor modulated disease or condition.

Thus, the methods of treatment and pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention may employ the compounds of Formula I or their pharmaceutical acceptable salts or solvates thereof in the form of monotherapy, but said methods and compositions may also be used in the form of multiple therapy in which one or more compounds of Formula I or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates are coadministered in combination with one or more other therapeutic agents such as those described in detail further herein.

Examples of other active ingredients that may be administered in combination with a compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, and either administered separately or in the same pharmaceutical composition, include but are not limited to:

-   -   (a) PPARγ agonists and partial agonists, including both         glitazones and non-glitazones (e.g. troglitazone, pioglitazone,         englitazone, MCC-555, rosiglitazone, balaglitazone,         netoglitazone, T-131, LY-300512 and LY-818;     -   (b) Biguanides such as metformin and phenformin;     -   (c) Protein tyrosine phosphatase-1B (PTP-1B) inhibitors,     -   (d) Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DP-IV) inhibitor, such as MK-0431         and LAF-237;     -   (e) Insulin or insulin mimetic s;     -   (f) Sulfonylureas such as tolbutamide and glipizide or related         materials;     -   (g) α-glucosidase inhibitors (such as acarbose);     -   (h) agents which improve a patient's lipid profile such as (i)         HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (lovastatin, simvastatin,         rosuvastatin, pravastatin, fluvastatin, atorvastatin,         rivastatin, itavastatin, ZD-4522 and other statins), (ii) bile         acid sequestrants (cholestyramine, colestipol and         dialkylaminoalkyl derivatives of a cross-linked dextran), (iii)         nicotinyl alcohol, nicotinic acid or a salt thereof, (iv) PPARα         agonists such as fenofibric acid derivatives (gemfibrozil,         clofibrate, fenofibrate and bezafibrate), (v) cholesterol         absorption inhibitors such as for example ezetimibe, (vi) acyl         CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) inhibitors such as         avasimibe, (vii) CETP inhibitors such as torcetrapib and (viii)         phenolic anti-oxidants such as probucol;     -   (i) PPARα/γ dual agonists such as muraglitazar, tesaglitazar,         farglitazar and JT-501;     -   (j) PPARδ agonists such those disclosed in WO97/28149;     -   (k) Antiobesity compounds such as fenfluramine, dextenfluramine,         phentiramine, subitramine, orlistat, neuropeptide Y5 inhibitors,         MC4R agonists, cannabinoid receptor 1 antagonists/inverse         agonists and β3 adrenergic receptor agonists;     -   (l) Ileal bile acid transporter inhibitors;     -   (m) Agents intended for use in inflammatory conditions such as         aspirin, non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs,         glucocorticoids, azulfidine and cyclo-oxygenase 2 selective         inhibitors;     -   (n) Glucagon receptor antagonists;     -   (o) GLP-1;     -   (p) GIP-1;     -   (q) GLP-1 analogs, such as exendins, for example exenitide, and     -   (r) Hydroxysterol dehydrogenase-1 (HSD-1) inhibitors.

The above combinations include combinations of a compound of the present invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate not only with one other active compound but also with two or more active compounds. Non limiting examples include combinations of compounds having Formula I with two or more active compounds selected from biguanides, sulfonylureas, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, other PPAR agonists, PTP-1B inhibitors, DP-IV inhibitors and anti-obesity compounds.

In the above-described embodiment combinations of the present invention, the compound of Formula I, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof and other therapeutic active agents may be administered in terms of dosage forms either separately or in conjunction with each other, and in terms of their time of administration, either serially or simultaneously. Thus, the administration of one component agent may be prior to, concurrent with, or subsequent to the administration of the other component agent(s).

The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, diluent, excipient and/or adjuvant. As indicated above, the invention also covers pharmaceutical compositions which contain, in addition to a compound of the present invention, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof as active ingredient, additional therapeutic agents and/or active ingredients.

Another object of this invention is a medicament comprising at least one compound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, as active ingredient.

The invention also provides the use of a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof for the manufacture of a medicament. Preferably, the medicament is used for the treatment and/or prevention of type II diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, low HDL cholesterol, high LDL cholesterol, hyperlipidemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia hypertension, hyperlipoproteinemia, metabolic syndrome, syndrome X, thrombotic disorders, cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis and its sequelae including angina, claudication, heart attack, stroke and others, kidney diseases, ketoacidosis, nephropathy, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases such as steatosis or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).

Preferred diseases are type II diabetes, lipid disorders such as dyslipidemia, hypertension, obesity, atherosclerosis and its sequelae.

In a particular preferred embodiment the disease are type II diabetes and a lipid disorder such as dyslipidemia.

According to a further feature of the present invention there is provided the use of a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof for the manufacture of a medicament for modulating GPR43 receptor activity, in a patient, in need of such treatment, which comprises administering to said patient an effective amount of compound of the present invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.

Preferably, the patient is a warm-blooded animal, more preferably a human.

As set forth above, the compounds of the invention, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates may be used in monotherapy or in combination therapy. Thus, according to one embodiment, the invention provides the use of a compound of the invention for the manufacture of a medicament for at least one of the purposes described above, wherein said medicament is administered to a patient in need thereof, preferably a warm-blooded animal, and even more preferably a human, in combination with at least one additional therapeutic agent and/or active ingredient. The benefits and advantages of such a multiple drug regimen, possible administration regimens as well as suitable additional therapeutic agents and/or active ingredients are those described above.

Generally, for pharmaceutical use, the compounds of the inventions may be formulated as a pharmaceutical preparation comprising at least one compound of the invention and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, diluent, excipient and/or adjuvant, and optionally one or more further pharmaceutically active compounds.

By means of non-limiting examples, such a formulation may be in a form suitable for oral administration, for parenteral administration (such as by intravenous, intramuscular or subcutaneous injection or intravenous infusion), for topical administration (including ocular), for administration by inhalation, by a skin patch, by an implant, by a suppository, etc. Such suitable administration forms—which may be solid, semi-solid or liquid, depending on the manner of administration—as well as methods and carriers, diluents and excipients for use in the preparation thereof, will be clear to the skilled person; reference is made to the latest edition of Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Some preferred, but non-limiting examples of such preparations include tablets, pills, powders, lozenges, sachets, cachets, elixirs, suspensions, emulsions, solutions, syrups, aerosols, ointments, creams, lotions, soft and hard gelatin capsules, suppositories, drops, sterile injectable solutions and sterile packaged powders (which are usually reconstituted prior to use) for administration as a bolus and/or for continuous administration, which may be formulated with carriers, excipients, and diluents that are suitable per se for such formulations, such as lactose, dextrose, sucrose, sorbitol, mannitol, starches, gum acacia, calcium phosphate, alginates, tragacanth, gelatin, calcium silicate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyethylene glycol, cellulose, (sterile) water, methylcellulose, methyl- and propylhydroxybenzoates, talc, magnesium stearate, edible oils, vegetable oils and mineral oils or suitable mixtures thereof. The formulations can optionally contain other substances that are commonly used in pharmaceutical formulations, such as lubricating agents, wetting agents, emulsifying and suspending agents, dispersing agents, desintegrants, bulking agents, fillers, preserving agents, sweetening agents, flavoring agents, flow regulators, release agents, etc. The compositions may also be formulated so as to provide rapid, sustained or delayed release of the active compound(s) contained therein.

The pharmaceutical preparations of the invention are preferably in a unit dosage form, and may be suitably packaged, for example in a box, blister, vial, bottle, sachet, ampoule or in any other suitable single-dose or multi-dose holder or container (which may be properly labeled); optionally with one or more leaflets containing product information and/or instructions for use. Generally, such unit dosages will contain between 0.05 and 1000 mg, and usually between 1 and 500 mg, of the at least one compound of the invention, e.g. about 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 300 or 400 mg per unit dosage.

Usually, depending on the condition to be prevented or treated and the route of administration, the active compound of the invention will usually be administered between 0.01 to 100 mg per kilogram, more often between 0.1 and 50 mg, such as between 1 and 25 mg, for example about 0.5, 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 or 25 mg, per kilogram body weight day of the patient per day, which may be administered as a single daily dose, divided over one or more daily doses, or essentially continuously, e.g. using a drip infusion.

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The definitions and explanations below are for the terms as used throughout the entire application, including both the specification and the claims.

When describing the compounds of the invention, the terms used are to be construed in accordance with the following definitions, unless indicated otherwise.

Where groups may be substituted, such groups may be substituted with one or more substituents, and preferably with one, two or three substituents. Substituents may be selected from but not limited to, for example, the group comprising halogen, hydroxyl, oxo, nitro, amido, carboxy, amino, cyano haloalkoxy, and haloalkyl.

As used herein the terms such as “alkyl, aryl, or cycloalkyl, each being optionally substituted with . . . ” or “alkyl, aryl, or cycloalkyl, optionally substituted with . . . ” encompasses “alkyl optionally substituted with . . . ”, “aryl optionally substituted with . . . ” and “cycloalkyl optionally substituted with . . . ”.

The term “halo” or “halogen” means fluoro, chloro, bromo, or iodo. Preferred halo groups are fluoro and chloro.

The term “alkyl” by itself or as part of another substituent refers to a hydrocarbyl radical of Formula C_(n)H_(2n+1) wherein n is a number greater than or equal to 1. Generally, alkyl groups of this invention comprise from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, more preferably from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, still more preferably 1 to 2 carbon atoms. Alkyl groups may be linear or branched and may be substituted as indicated herein.

Suitable alkyl groups include methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, i-butyl, s-butyl and t-butyl, pentyl and its isomers (e.g. n-pentyl, iso-pentyl), and hexyl and its isomers (e.g. n-hexyl, iso-hexyl). Preferred alkyl groups include methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, i-butyl, s-butyl and t-butyl.

When the suffix “ene” (“alkylene”) is used in conjunction with an alkyl group, this is intended to mean the alkyl group as defined herein having two single bonds as points of attachment to other groups. The term “alkylene” includes methylene, ethylene, methylmethylene, propylene, ethylethylene, and 1,2-dimethylethylene.

The term “alkenyl” as used herein refers to an unsaturated hydrocarbyl group, which may be linear or branched, comprising one or more carbon-carbon double bonds. Suitable alkenyl groups comprise between 2 and 6 carbon atoms, preferably between 2 and 4 carbon atoms, still more preferably between 2 and 3 carbon atoms. Examples of alkenyl groups are ethenyl, 2-propenyl, 2-butenyl, 3-butenyl, 2-pentenyl and its isomers, 2-hexenyl and its isomers, 2,4-pentadienyl and the like.

The term “alkynyl” as used herein refers to a class of monovalent unsaturated hydrocarbyl groups, wherein the unsaturation arises from the presence of one or more carbon-carbon triple bonds. Alkynyl groups typically, and preferably, have the same number of carbon atoms as described above in relation to alkenyl groups. Non limiting examples of alkynyl groups are ethynyl, 2-propynyl, 2-butynyl, 3-butynyl, 2-pentynyl and its isomers, 2-hexynyl and its isomers-and the like. The terms “alkenylene” and “alkynylene” respectively mean an alkenyl group or an alkinyl group as defined above having two single bonds as points of attachment to other groups.

The term “haloalkyl” alone or in combination, refers to an alkyl radical having the meaning as defined above wherein one or more hydrogens are replaced with a halogen as defined above. Non-limiting examples of such haloalkyl radicals include chloromethyl, 1-bromoethyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, 1,1,1-trifluoroethyl and the like.

The term “cycloalkyl” as used herein is a cyclic alkyl group, that is to say, a monovalent, saturated, or unsaturated hydrocarbyl group having 1 or 2 cyclic structures. Cycloalkyl includes monocyclic or bicyclic hydrocarbyl groups. Cycloalkyl groups may comprise 3 or more carbon atoms in the ring and generally, according to this invention comprise from 3 to 10, more preferably from 3 to 8 carbon atoms still more preferably from 3 to 6 carbon atoms. Examples of cycloalkyl groups include but are not limited to cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, with cyclopropyl being particularly preferred.

When the suffix “ene” is used in conjunction with a cyclic group, this is intended to mean the cyclic group as defined herein having two single bonds as points of attachment to other groups.

Therefore, “cycloalkylene” herein refers to a saturated homocyclic hydrocarbyl biradical of Formula C_(n)H_(2n−2). Suitable cycloalkylene groups are C₃₋₆ cycloalkylene group, preferably a C₃₋₅ cycloalkylene (i.e. 1,3-cyclopropylene, 1,1-cyclopropylene, 1,1-cyclobutylene, 1,2-cyclobutylene, 1,3-cyclopentylene, or 1,1-cyclopentylene), more preferably a C₃₋₄ cycloalkylene (i.e. 1,3-cyclopropylene, 1,1-cyclopropylene, 1,1-cyclobutylene, 1,2-cyclobutylene).

Where at least one carbon atom in a cycloalkyl group is replaced with a heteroatom, the resultant ring is referred to herein as “heterocycloalkyl” or “heterocyclyl”.

The terms “heterocyclyl”, “heterocycloalkyl” or “heterocyclo” as used herein by itself or as part of another group refer to non-aromatic, fully saturated or partially unsaturated cyclic groups (for example, 3 to 7 member monocyclic, 7 to 11 member bicyclic, or containing a total of 3 to 10 ring atoms) which have at least one heteroatom in at least one carbon atom-containing ring. Each ring of the heterocyclic group containing a heteroatom may have 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen and/or sulfur atoms, where the nitrogen and sulfur heteroatoms may optionally be oxidized and the nitrogen heteroatoms may optionally be quaternized. Any of the carbon atoms of the heterocyclic group may be substituted by oxo (for example piperidone, pyrrolidinone).The heterocyclic group may be attached at any heteroatom or carbon atom of the ring or ring system, where valence allows. The rings of multi-ring heterocycles may be fused, bridged and/or joined through one or more spiro atoms. Non limiting exemplary heterocyclic groups include oxetanyl, piperidinyl, azetidinyl, 2-imidazolinyl, pyrazolidinyl imidazolidinyl, isoxazolinyl, oxazolidinyl, isoxazolidinyl, thiazolidinyl, isothiazolidinyl, piperidinyl, 3H-indolyl, indolinyl, isoindolinyl, 2-oxopiperazinyl, piperazinyl, homopiperazinyl, 2-pyrazolinyl, 3-pyrazolinyl, tetrahydro-2H-pyranyl, 2H-pyranyl, 4H-pyranyl, 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyranyl, 3-dioxolanyl, 1,4-dioxanyl, 2,5-dioximidazolidinyl, 2-oxopiperidinyl, 2-oxopyrrolodinyl, indolinyl, tetrahydropyranyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydroquinolinyl, tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-yl, tetrahydroisoquinolin-2-yl, tetrahydroisoquinolin-3-yl, tetrahydroisoquinolin-4-yl, thiomorpholin-4-yl, thiomorpholin-4-ylsulfoxide, thiomorpholin-4-ylsulfone, 1,3-dioxolanyl, 1,4-oxathianyl, 1H-pyrrolizinyl, tetrahydro-1,1-dioxothiophenyl, N-formylpiperazinyl, and morpholin-4-yl.

The ring atoms of heterocyclyl and heterocyclylene moieties are numbered based on scheme below

The term “aryl” as used herein refers to a polyunsaturated, aromatic hydrocarbyl group having a single ring (i.e. phenyl) or multiple aromatic rings fused together (e.g. naphthyl) or linked covalently, typically containing 5 to 12 atoms; preferably 6 to 10, wherein at least one ring is aromatic. The aromatic ring may optionally include one to two additional rings (either cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl or heteroaryl) fused thereto. Aryl is also intended to include the partially hydrogenated derivatives of the carbocyclic systems enumerated herein. Non-limiting examples of aryl comprise phenyl, biphenylyl, biphenylenyl, 5- or 6-tetralinyl, naphthalen-1- or -2-yl, 4-, 5-, 6 or 7-indenyl, 1- 2-, 3-, 4- or 5-acenaphtylenyl, 3-, 4- or 5-acenaphtenyl, 1- or 2-pentalenyl, 4- or 5-indanyl, 5-, 6-, 7- or 8-tetrahydronaphthyl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthyl, 1,4-dihydronaphthyl, 1-, 2-, 3-, 4- or 5-pyrenyl.

The term “arylene” as used herein is intended to include divalent carbocyclic aromatic ring systems such as phenylene, biphenylylene, naphthylene, indenylene, pentalenylene, azulenylene and the like. Arylene is also intended to include the partially hydrogenated derivatives of the carbocyclic systems enumerated above. Non-limiting examples of such partially hydrogenated derivatives are 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthylene, 1,4-dihydronaphthylene and the like.

Where at least one carbon atom in an aryl group is replaced with a heteroatom, the resultant ring is referred to herein as a heteroaryl ring.

The term “heteroaryl” as used herein by itself or as part of another group refers but is not limited to 5 to 12 carbon-atom aromatic rings or ring systems containing 1 to 2 rings which are fused together or linked covalently, typically containing 5 to 6 atoms; at least one of which is aromatic, in which one or more carbon atoms in one or more of these rings is replaced by oxygen, nitrogen and/or sulfur atoms where the nitrogen and sulfur heteroatoms may optionally be oxidized and the nitrogen heteroatoms may optionally be quaternized. Such rings may be fused to an aryl, cycloalkyl, heteroaryl or heterocyclyl ring. Non-limiting examples of such heteroaryl, include: furanyl, thiophenyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, triazolyl, oxadiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, tetrazolyl, oxatriazolyl, thiatriazolyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, oxazinyl, dioxinyl, thiazinyl, triazinyl, imidazo[2,1-b][1,3]thiazolyl, thieno[3,2-b]furanyl, thieno[3,2-b]thiophenyl, thieno[2,3-d][1,3]thiazolyl, thieno[2,3-d]imidazolyl, tetrazolo[1,5-a]pyridinyl, indolyl, indolizinyl, isoindolyl, benzofuranyl, isobenzofuranyl, benzothiophenyl, isobenzothiophenyl, indazolyl, benzimidazolyl, 1,3-benzoxazolyl, 1,2-benzisoxazolyl, 2,1-benzisoxazolyl, 1,3-benzothiazolyl, 1,2-benzoisothiazolyl, 2,1-benzoisothiazolyl, benzotriazolyl, 1,2,3-benzoxadiazolyl, 2,1,3-benzoxadiazolyl, 1,2,3-benzothiadiazolyl, 2,1,3-benzothiadiazolyl, thienopyridinyl, purinyl, imidazo[1,2-a]pyridinyl, 6-oxo-pyridazin-1(6H)-yl, 2-oxopyridin-1(2H)-yl, 6-oxo-pyridazin-1(6H)-yl, 2-oxopyridin-1(2H)-yl, 1,3-benzodioxolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, cinnolinyl, quinazolinyl, quinoxalinyl.

The term “heteroarylene” as used herein means divalent carbocyclic aromatic ring systems including pyridinylene and the like.

The ring atoms of heteroaryl or heteroarylene moieties are numbered on scheme below:

The term “biaryl” as used herein designates two aryl moieties as defined herein linked via a single bond. Non-limiting examples of such biaryl moieties include biphenyl.

The term “heterobiaryl” as used herein designates two heteroaryl moieties as defined herein or a heteroaryl moiety and an aryl moiety as defined herein linked via a single bond. Non-limiting examples of such heterobiaryl moieties include pyridinylphenyl which is meant to include (2-pyridinyl)phenyl, (3-pyridinyl)phenyl and (4-pyridinyl)phenyl, bipyridinyl.

The term “alkylamino” as used herein means an amino group substituted with one or two alkyl groups. This includes monoalkylamino and dialkylamino groups.

The compounds of Formula I and subformulae thereof contain at least one asymmetric center and thus may exist as different stereoisomeric forms. Accordingly, the present invention includes all possible stereoisomers and includes not only racemic compounds but the individual enantiomers and their non racemic mixtures as well. When a compound is desired as a single enantiomer, such may be obtained by stereospecific synthesis, by resolution of the final product or any convenient intermediate, or by chiral chromatographic methods as each are known in the art. Resolution of the final product, an intermediate, or a starting material may be effected by any suitable method known in the art. See, for example, Stereochemistry of Organic Compounds by E. L. Eliel, S. H. Wilen, and L. N. Mander (Wiley-Interscience, 1994), incorporated by reference with regard to stereochemistry.

The bonds from an asymmetric carbon in compounds of the present invention may be depicted herein using a solid line (

), a zigzag line (

), a solid wedge (

), or a dotted wedge (

). The use of a solid line to depict bonds from an asymmetric carbon atom is meant to indicate that all possible stereoisomers are meant to be included, unless it is clear from the context that a specific stereoisomer is intended. The use of either a solid or dotted wedge to depict bonds from an asymmetric carbon atom is meant to indicate that only the stereoisomer shown is meant to be included.

The compounds of the invention may also contain more than one asymmetric carbon atom. In those compounds, the use of a solid line to depict bonds from asymmetric carbon atoms is meant to indicate that all possible stereoisomers are meant to be included, unless it is clear from the context that a specific stereoisomer is intended.

The compounds of the invention may be in the form of pharmaceutically acceptable salts. Pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds of formula I include the acid addition and base salts thereof. Suitable acid addition salts are formed from acids which form non-toxic salts. Examples include the acetate, adipate, aspartate, benzoate, besylate, bicarbonate/carbonate, bisulphate/sulphate, borate, camsylate, citrate, cyclamate, edisylate, esylate, formate, fumarate, gluceptate, gluconate, glucuronate, hexafluorophosphate, hibenzate, hydrochloride/chloride, hydrobromide/bromide, hydroiodide/iodide, isethionate, lactate, malate, maleate, malonate, mesylate, methylsulphate, naphthylate, 2-napsylate, nicotinate, nitrate, orotate, oxalate, palmitate, pamoate, phosphate/hydrogen phosphate/dihydrogen phosphate, pyroglutamate, saccharate, stearate, succinate, tannate, tartrate, tosylate, trifluoroacetate and xinofoate salts. Suitable base salts are formed from bases which form non-toxic salts. Examples include the aluminium, arginine, benzathine, calcium, choline, diethylamine, diolamine, glycine, lysine, magnesium, meglumine, olamine, potassium, sodium, tromethamine, 2-(diethylamino)ethanol, ethanolamine, morpholine, 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)morpholine and zinc salts. Hemisalts of acids and bases may also be formed, for example, hemisulphate and hemicalcium salts. Preferred, pharmaceutically acceptable salts include hydrochloride/chloride, hydrobromide/bromide, bisulphate/sulphate, nitrate, citrate, and acetate.

When the compounds of the invention contain an acidic group as well as a basic group the compounds of the invention may also form internal salts, and such compounds are within the scope of the invention. When the compounds of the invention contain a hydrogen-donating heteroatom (e.g. NH), the invention also covers salts and/or isomers formed by transfer of said hydrogen atom to a basic group or atom within the molecule.

Pharmaceutically acceptable salts of compounds of Formula I may be prepared by one or more of these methods:

(i) by reacting the compound of Formula I with the desired acid;

(ii) by reacting the compound of Formula I with the desired base;

(iii) by removing an acid- or base-labile protecting group from a suitable precursor of the compound of Formula I or by ring-opening a suitable cyclic precursor, for example, a lactone or lactam, using the desired acid; or

(iv) by converting one salt of the compound of Formula I to another by reaction with an appropriate acid or by means of a suitable ion exchange column.

All these reactions are typically carried out in solution. The salt, may precipitate from solution and be collected by filtration or may be recovered by evaporation of the solvent. The degree of ionization in the salt may vary from completely ionized to almost non-ionized.

The term “solvate” is used herein to describe a molecular complex comprising the compound of the invention and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable solvent molecules, for example, ethanol. The term ‘hydrate’ is employed when said solvent is water.

All references to compounds of formula I include references to salts, solvates, multi-component complexes and liquid crystals thereof.

The compounds of the invention include compounds of formula I as hereinbefore defined, including all polymorphs and crystal habits thereof, prodrugs and isomers thereof (including optical, geometric and tautomeric isomers) and isotopically-labeled compounds of formula I.

In addition, although generally, with respect to the salts of the compounds of the invention, pharmaceutically acceptable salts are preferred, it should be noted that the invention in its broadest sense also included non-pharmaceutically acceptable salts, which may for example be used in the isolation and/or purification of the compounds of the invention. For example, salts formed with optically active acids or bases may be used to form diastereoisomeric salts that can facilitate the separation of optically active isomers of the compounds of Formula I above.

The invention also generally covers all pharmaceutically acceptable predrugs and prodrugs of the compounds of Formula I.

The term “prodrug” as used herein means the pharmacologically acceptable derivatives of compounds of formula I such as esters whose in vivo biotransformation product is the active drug. Prodrugs are characterized by increased bio-availability and are readily metabolized into the active compounds in vivo. Suitable prodrugs for the purpose of the invention include carboxylic esters, in particular alkyl esters, aryl esters, acyloxyalkyl esters, and dioxolene carboxylic esters; ascorbic acid esters as well as compounds of formula I in which Z is a substituent selected from the table 2 below.

TABLE 2 Z Q —C(O)SQ Alkyl or aryl —C(O)NQ¹Q² H, alkyl, aryl, OH or NH₂ —C(O)OCHQ¹(O)CQ² Q¹ = H or phenyl Q² = alkyl or aryl —C(O)OCHQCl H or aryl —C(OQ)₃ Alkyl —C(O)OC(O)OQ Alkyl or aryl —C(O)CH₂Q SMe, SOMe, SO₂Me

The term “predrug”, as used herein, means any compound that will be modified to form a drug species, wherein the modification may take place either inside or outside of the body, and either before or after the predrug reaches the area of the body where administration of the drug is indicated.

The term “patient” refers to a warm-blooded animal, more preferably a human, who/which is awaiting or receiving medical care or is or will be the object of a medical procedure.

The term “human” refers to subject of both genders and at any stage of development (i.e. neonate, infant, juvenile, adolescent, adult).

The terms “treat”, “treating” and “treatment, as used herein, are meant to include alleviating or abrogating a condition or disease and/or its attendant symptoms.

The terms “prevent”, “preventing” and “prevention”, as used herein, refer to a method of delaying or precluding the onset of a condition or disease and/or its attendant symptoms, barring a patient from acquiring a condition or disease, or reducing a patient's risk of acquiring a condition or disease.

The term “therapeutically effective amount” (or more simply an “effective amount”) as used herein means the amount of active agent or active ingredient (e. g. GPR43 agonist or partial agonist) which is sufficient to achieve the desired therapeutic or prophylactic effect in the individual to which it is administered.

The term “administration”, or a variant thereof (e.g., “administering”), means providing the active agent or active ingredient (e. g. a GPR43 agonist or partial agonist), alone or as part of a pharmaceutically acceptable composition, to the patient in whom/which the condition, symptom, or disease is to be treated or prevented.

By “pharmaceutically acceptable” is meant that the ingredients of a pharmaceutical composition are compatible with each other and not deleterious to the patient thereof.

The term “agonist” as used herein means a ligand that activates an intracellular response when it binds to a receptor. An agonist according to the invention may promote internalization of a cell surface receptor such that the cell surface concentration of a receptor is decreased or remove.

The term “partial agonist” as used herein means an agonist which is unable to induce maximal activation of a receptor, regardless of the amount of compound applied on the receptor.

The term “pharmaceutical vehicle” as used herein means a carrier or inert medium used as solvent or diluent in which the pharmaceutically active agent is formulated and/or administered. Non-limiting examples of pharmaceutical vehicles include creams, gels, lotions, solutions, and liposomes.

The term “lipid disorder” as used herein means any plasma lipid disorder including but not limited to dyslipidemia such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, low HDL cholesterol, high LDL cholesterol, hyperlipidemia and hypertriglyceridemia.

The present invention will be better understood with reference to the following examples. These examples are intended to representative of specific embodiments of the invention, and are not intended as limiting the scope of the invention.

CHEMISTRY EXAMPLES

All temperatures are expressed in ° C. and all reactions were carried out at room temperature (RT) unless otherwise stated.

Analytical thin layer chromatography (TLC) was used to monitor reactions, establish flash chromatography conditions and verify purity of intermediates or final products. TLC plates used were Merck TLC aluminium sheet silica gel 60 F₂₅₄ purchased from VWR International. TLC plates were revealed using ultraviolet irradiation (wavelength=254 nm) at room temperature or bromocresol green spray reagent at 0.1% in propan-2-ol purchased from VWR International upon heating at 160° C. or KMnO₄ revelator upon heating at 160° C. The KMnO₄ revelator was prepared by dissolving 3 g of potassium permanganate, 20 g of sodium carbonate, 0.5 g of sodium hydroxide in 100 mL of distilled water.

HPLC-MS spectra were obtained on Agilent LCMS using Electrospray ionization (ESI). The Agilent instrument includes an Autosampler 1200, a binary pump 1100, a 5 wave length detector 1100 and a 6100 Single Quad. The column used was an XBridge C18, 4.6×50 mm, 3.5 μm.

Eluent was a mixture of solution A (0.1% TFA in H₂O) and solution B (0.1% TFA in ACN). Gradient was applied at a flow rate of 2 mL min⁻¹ as follows: gradient A: held the initial conditions of 5% solution B for 1 min, increased linearly to 95% solution B in 4 min, held at 95% during 1 min, returned to initial conditions in 0.5 min and maintained for 1 min; gradient B: held the initial conditions of 5% solution B for 1 min, increased linearly to 60% in 10 min, increased linearly to 95% in 0.5 min, held at 95% during 3 min, returned to initial conditions in 0.5 min and maintained for 1 min.

Determination of ee was performed on an Agilent 1100 (binary pump and 5 wavelengths detector) with manual or automatic (Autosampler 1100) injection. Columns used were CHIRALPAK IA CHIRALPAK IB or CHIRALPAK IC in isocratic mode. Mixtures of eluents were selected depending on the separation obtained of enantiomers or diastereosiomers. Usual mixtures were:

Hexane and Ethanol (0.1% TFA)

Hexane and Propanol (0.1% TFA)

Hexane and Ethyl acetate (0.1% TFA)

Hexane and Dichloromethane (0.1% TFA)

Hexane and tert-butyl methyl ether (0.1% TFA)

Selected specific methods A, B and C are reported below. Method A: compound was characterized on a CHIRALPAK IA column (isocratic mode) using a mixture of hexane and dichloromethane (65/35) acidified by 0.4% of TFA at a flow rate of 1.2 mL/min, and confirmed on a CHIRALPAK IC column (isocratic mode) using a mixture of heptane and Ethyl acetate (75/25) acidified by 0.1% of TFA at 1 ml/min. Method B: compound was characterized on a CHIRALPAK IC column (isocratic mode) using a mixture of heptane and ethyl acetate (70/30) acidified by 0.1% of TFA at a flow rate of lml/min. Method C: compound was characterized on a CHIRALPAK IC column (isocratic mode) using a mixture of heptane and ethanol (95/5) acidified by 0.1% of TFA at a flow rate of 1.5 ml/min.

Preparative HPLC purifications were carried out on Fractionlynx instrument, from Waters. This instrument consists of a Fraction Collector, a 2767 Sample Manager, a pump control a module II, a 515 HPLC Pump, a 2525 Binary Gradient Module, a Switching Valve, a 2996 Photodiode Array Detector and a Micromass ZQ. The column used was a Waters Sunfire C18 Eluent was a mixture of solution A (0.1% TFA in H₂O) and solution B (0.1% TFA in ACN). The gradient was adapted depending on impurities present in samples, to allow sufficient separation between impurities and target compound.

Chiral preparative HPLC purification were performed on an Agilent 1100 instrument (binary pump and 5 wavelengths detector) with manual injection using a CHIRALPAK IA or a CHIRALPAK IB column in isocratic mode. Mixtures of eluents were selected depending on the separation of enantiomers or diastereosiomers obtained with the analytical method. Usual mixtures were the same as those used for the determination of ee.

¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra were recorded on a Bruker ARX 300 MHz. Chemical shifts are expressed in parts per million, (ppm, δ units). Coupling constants are expressed in Hertz units (Hz). Splitting patterns describe apparent multiplicities and are described as s (singlet), d (doublet), t (triplet), q (quintet), m (multiplet), or br (broad).

Solvents, reagents and starting materials were purchased from well known chemical suppliers such as for example Sigma Aldrich, Acros Organics, Fluorochem, Eurisotop, VWR International, Sopachem and Polymer labs and the following abbreviations are used:

-   ACN: Acetonitrile, -   DCM: Dichloromethane, -   DMF: N,N-dimethylformamide, -   EtOAc: Ethyl acetate, -   EtOH: Ethanol, -   MeOH: Methanol, -   RT: Room temperature, -   DIEA: N,N-diisopropylethylamine, -   HATU: O-(7-azabenzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N′,N′-tretramethyluronium     hexafluorophosphate, -   Y: Yield, -   g: Grams, -   mg: Milligrams, -   L: Liters, -   mL: Milliliters, -   μL: Microliters, -   mol: Moles, -   mmol: Millimoles, -   h: Hours, -   min: Minutes, -   TLC: Thin layer chromatography, -   MW: Molecular weight, -   eq: Equivalent, -   μW: Microwave, -   THF: Tetrahydrofuran, -   TFA: Trifluoroacetic acid, -   Ac: Acetyl, -   NaHMDS: Sodium hexamethyldisilazane, -   DCA: Dicyclohexylamine, -   TCA: Trichloroacetimidate, -   CDI: Carbonyl diimidazole, -   ee: Enantiomeric excess, -   DPP: Diphenylphosphino, -   BINAP: 1,1′-Binaphtyl, -   tBu: tert-Butyl -   P: UV purity at 254 nm determined by HPLC-MS, -   SPE: Sold phase extraction, -   Rt: Retention time, -   TMSCl: Chlorotrimethylsilane, -   BuLi: Butyllithium, -   MCPBA: 3-Chloroperbenzoic acid, -   MOM: Methoxymethyl, -   NCS: N-chlorosuccinimide, -   NBS: N-bromosuccinimide.

General Synthetic Scheme

Most compounds of the invention are synthesized according to Scheme 1.

Synthesis of Intermediates 1

Chiral syntheses of intermediates 1 were carried out using Evans' chiral auxiliary approach (Evans et al. J. Org. Chem. 1999, 64, 6411-6417; Tararov et al. J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 1997, 3101-3106) (Scheme 2).

This methodology was also used for the synthesis of (R)-cycloalkylalkylsuccinic acid, (R)-heterocyclylalkylsuccinic acid, (R)-arylalkylsuccinic acid and (R)-heteroarylalkylsuccinic acid monoester intermediates 1.

As depicted on Scheme 3, (R)-benzylsuccinic acid monoester intermediates 1 can also be made starting from maleic anhydride followed by the application of Wittig reaction, asymmetric hydrogenation (Wallace et al. Org. Proc. Res. & Dev. 2004, 8, 738-743), tBu ester protection and selective saponification of the methyl ester (Atkinson et al. J. Org. Chem. 1999, 64, 3467).

This methodology was also used for the synthesis of (R)-cycloalkylalkylsuccinic acid, (R)-heterocyclylalkylsuccinic acid, (R)-arylalkylsuccinic acid and (R)-heteroarylalkylsuccinic acid monoester intermediates 1.

Synthesis of Intermediates 2

4-aryl-2-amino-thiazoles can be made using Hantzsch-type synthetic methodology as shown in Scheme 4. Thus, halogenation of substituted acetophenones (Larock, R. C. Comprehensive Org Transf 2^(nd) Ed., Wiley, 1999, pp 709-719; White et al. J. Med. Chem. 1996, 39, 4382-95) and subsequent condensation with thiourea (Swain et al. J. Med. Chem. 1991, 34, 140-151; Barton et al. J. Med. Chem. 1998, 41, 1855-68) will furnish 4-aryl-2-amino-thiazoles.

Alternatively, synthesis of N-substituted-4-aryl-2-amino-thiazoles can be achieved through the method described by Rudolph (Rudolph, J. Tetrahedron 2000, 56, 3161)

Synthetic Schemes for the Preparation of the Carboxylic Acid Bioisosteres

Synthetic routes for the preparation of selected bioisosteres of the carboxylic acid moiety are given hereunder. Isosterism is a concept defined by I. Langmuir in J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1919, 41, 1549 and developed by H. L. Friedman in Symposium on Chemical-Biological correlations, National Council Publication, Washington, D.C. (1951). As used herein the term “bioisosteres” refers to “groups or molecules which have chemical and physical similarities producing similar biological effects” (as defined in Chem. Soc. Rev. 1979, 8, 563). Suitable well-known bioisosteric replacements of carboxylic acid groups and synthetic routes are reported in The Practice of Medicinal Chemistry, 2^(nd) edition, by C. G. Wermuth. It is obvious to the person skilled in the art to synthesize carboxylic acid isosteres, selected useful references are Drysdale et al. J. Med. Chem. 1992, 35, 2573-2581, Liljebris et al. J. Med. Chem. 2002, 45, 1785-1798.

Synthesis of Tetrazole and Hydroxy-Oxadiazole Isosteres

The tetrazole and hydroxy-oxadiazole isosteres can be synthesized using a common nitrile intermediate (see Scheme below). (Arienti et al. J. Med. Chem. 2005, 48, 6, 1882; Rodriguez et al. Tetrahedron 1997, 38, 24, 4221; Claremon et al. Tet. Lett. 1988, 28, 2155).

Treatment of the aforesaid nitrile intermediate with sodium azide can be used to afford the tetrazole isostere (see Scheme below). (Matthews et al. J. Comb. Chem. 2000, 2, 19-23)

Treatment of the aforesaid nitrile intermediate with hydroxylamine, followed by dehydrative cyclization can be used to yield the hydroxy-oxadiazole isostere (see Scheme below) (Peretto et al. J. Med. Chem. 2005, 48, 5705-5720).

In addition, synthetic approaches to the preparation of other well-recognized carboxylic acid isosteres are outlined below.

A Suggested Synthetic Approach for the Preparation of Hydroxy-Thiadiazole Isosteres

Synthesis of Hydroxy-Isoxazole Isosteres

An Alternative Suggested Synthetic Approach for the Preparation of Hydroxy-Isoxazole Isosteres

Additional Synthetic Schemes

An alternative approach towards synthesis of intermediates 1 (see Scheme 2) can be envisioned through Stobbe condensation as depicted in Scheme 6.

Synthesis of Compound n^(o)68 (Scheme 7):

As shown in Scheme 7, upon treatment of (R)-benzylsuccinic acid t-butyl ester with excess LiHMDS in the presence of MeI, the desired monomethylated intermediate was isolated as an epimeric mixture, which was used in turn to furnish the final target structure (as epimeric mixture), as per the general procedure outlined on Scheme 1.

Synthesis of Aryl-Pyridine and Aryl-Pyrimidines Intermediates 2 (Scheme 8):

Suzuki coupling between pyridinyl or pyrimidinyl chloride and phenylboronic acid reagents allowed synthesizing the aryl-pyridine and aryl-pyrimidines intermediates 2.

A Suggested Synthesis of Compound n^(o)74 (Scheme 9):

Suggested Syntheses of Compounds n^(o)75 and n^(o)76 (Scheme 10):

Suggested Syntheses of Compounds n^(o)79 and n^(o)80 (Scheme 11):

Suggested Syntheses of Compounds n^(o)83 to n^(o)85 (Scheme 12):

Synthesis of Intermediates 1 Using Horner-Wadsworth Emmons Approach (HWE) (Scheme 13):

The HWE methodology as depicted in Scheme 13 is the preferred methodology of the invention for the synthesis of intermediates 1.

Synthesis of Compounds 98, 100 and 101 (Scheme 14):

General Scheme for the Preparation of Biaryl- or Heterobiaryl-Thiazole Amine Intermediates Using Suzuki Approach (Scheme 15):

Synthesis of Intermediates 2n and 2r3 (Scheme 16):

Alternative General Scheme for the Preparation of Biaryl- or Heterobiaryl-Thiazole Amine Intermediates Using Suzuki Approach (Scheme 17):

Synthesis of Compound n^(o)198 (Scheme 18):

General Synthetic Scheme for the Preparation of Substituted Acetophenone Reagents through Weinreb Amide Approach (Scheme 20):

Synthesis of Intermediate 2p3 (Scheme 21):

Synthesis of Compound n^(o)238 (Scheme 22):

General Synthetic Scheme for the Preparation of Substituted Thiourea Reagents (Scheme 23):

General Method A: Synthesis of Intermediate 1a (S)-4-tert-butoxy-4-oxo-2-phenylbutanoic acid Step 1: Synthesis of (S)-4-benzyl-3-(2-phenylacetyl)oxazolidin-2-one

(S)-4-benzyloxazolidin-2-one (0.011 mol) was dissolved in THF (50 mL). A 1.6 M solution of n-BuLi (0.0124 mol) was added dropwise at −78° C. A solution of 2-phenylacetyl chloride (0.011 mol) in THF (20 mL) was added dropwise to the obtained dark solution at the same temperature. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 h at −78° C. Then a saturated solution of NH₄Cl (2 mL) and a solution of NaHCO₃ (4 mL) were added dropwise, and the reaction mixture was warmed to RT. The organic layer was separated, and the aqueous one was extracted with diethyl ether (3×25 mL). The combined extracts were washed with water, brine, dried over Na₂SO₄, and evaporated. The residue was purified by chromatography (silica gel, hexane/ether, 2/1) to yield title compound. Y: 2.1 g (64.7%).

Step 2: Synthesis of (S)-tert-butyl 4-((S)-4-benzyl-2-oxooxazolidin-3-yl)-4-oxo-3-phenylbutanoate

A 1M solution of NaHMDS (7.8 mmol) in THF was added to a solution of (S)-4-benzyl-3-(2-phenylacetyl)oxazolidin-2-one (7.1 mmol) in THF at −78° C. in a flow of argon. After keeping for 1.5 h at the same temperature tert-butyl bromoacetate (21.3 mmol) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 h at −78° C. and warmed to RT. A saturated solution of NH₄Cl (15 mL) and ethyl acetate (12 mL) were added. The organic layer was separated, and the aqueous one was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×30 mL). The combined extracts were washed with brine, dried over Na₂SO₄, and evaporated to give title compound. Y: 1.64 g (57%).

Step 3: Synthesis of Intermediate 1a (S)-4-tert-butoxy-4-oxo-2-phenylbutanoic acid

(S)-Tert-butyl 4-((S)-4-benzyl-2-oxooxazolidin-3-yl)-4-oxo-3-phenylbutanoate (4 mmol) was dissolved in THF, and a 35% solution of H₂O₂ in water (16 mmol) was added dropwise at 0° C. Then a solution of LiOH (8 mmol) in H₂O (19 mL) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1.5 h at 0° C. (TLC: CCl₄/ethyl acetate=7/3) indicated reaction was complete. A solution of Na₂SO₃ (15 mL) and NaHCO₃ (15 mL) were added at 0° C. The reaction mixture was evaporated in a rotary evaporator by one half. Water (50 mL) was added to the residue, and the mixture was extracted with CH₂Cl₂ (3×45 mL). The aqueous layer was acidified with 6M HCl to pH=2 at 0° C. The product was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×50 mL). Combined extracts were washed with brine, dried over Na₂SO₄, and evaporated. The residue was recrystallized from hexane to give title compound. Y: 0.75 g (75%).

The following intermediates were synthesized or may be synthesized using general method B adapting the oxazolidinone chirality and starting materials to targeted intermediate:

-   -   intermediate 1e: (R)-4-tert-butoxy-4-oxo-2-phenethylbutanoic         acid,     -   intermediate 1f: (S)-4-tert-butoxy-4-oxo-2-phenethylbutanoic         acid,     -   intermediate 1o: (R)-2-benzyl-5-methoxy-5-oxopentanoic acid;         step 2 being replaced by a Michael addition on methyl acrylate         using Ti(OiPr)₂Cl₂ and DIEA in DCM at 0° C. as described in         WO1996/33176,     -   intermediate 1p: (S)-2-benzyl-5-methoxy-5-oxopentanoic acid;         step 2 being replaced by a Michael addition on methyl acrylate         using Ti(OiPr)₂Cl₂ and DIEA in DCM at 0° C. as described in         WO1996/33176,     -   intermediate 1t:         (2S)-4-tert-butoxy-2-(2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-yl)-4-oxobutanoic         acid,     -   intermediate 1u:         (S)-4-tert-butoxy-2-(2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)-4-oxobutanoic         acid,     -   intermediate 1v: (S)-4-tert-butoxy-2-cyclohexyl-4-oxobutanoic         acid     -   intermediate 1w:         (R)-4-tert-butoxy-2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid,     -   intermediate 1x: (R)-4-tert-butoxy-4-oxo-2-phenylbutanoic acid,     -   intermediate 1z:         (S)-4-tert-butoxy-4-oxo-2-((R)-1-phenylethyl)butanoic acid,     -   intermediate 1e1:         (2R)-4-(tert-butoxy)-4-oxo-2-((tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methyl)butanoic         acid,     -   intermediate 1f1:         (R)-4-(tert-butoxy)-2-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid,     -   intermediate 1g1:         (R)-4-(tert-butoxy)-4-oxo-2-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic         acid,     -   intermediate 1h1:         (R)-4-(tert-butoxy)-4-oxo-2-((S)-1-phenylethyl)butanoic acid     -   intermediate 1o1:         (2R)-4-(tert-butoxy)-4-oxo-2-((tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)methyl)butanoic         acid     -   intermediate 1t1:         (R)-4-(tert-butoxy)-2-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid     -   intermediate 1u1:         (S)-4-(tert-butoxy)-4-oxo-2-(thiophen-2-ylmethyl)butanoic acid.

General Method B: Synthesis of Intermediate 1b (R)-2-benzyl-4-tert-butoxy-4-oxobutanoic acid Step 1: Synthesis of 3-(triphenylphosphoranylidene)dihydrofuran-2,5-dione

A solution of maleic anhydride (105 g, 1.07 mol) was added dropwise to a solution of triphenylphosphine (270 g, 1.03 mol) in acetone (1.2 L). The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature, cooled to 5° C., and filtered. The product was washed with acetone (2×100 mL), diethyl ether (100 mL), and dried under vacuum to give title compound. Y: 360 g (97%), rt=3.21 min (gradient A), (M+H)⁺=379.

Step 2: Synthesis of 4-methoxy-4-oxo-3-(triphenylphosphoranylidene)butanoic acid

A solution of 3-(triphenylphosphoranylidene)dihydrofuran-2,5-dione (110 g, 0.305 mol) in methanol (600 mL) was stirred overnight at room temperature and evaporated. The residue was recrystallized from ethyl acetate (500 mL) to give title compound. Y: 98 g (81%) rt=3.32 min (gradient A), (M+H)⁺=393.

Step 3: Synthesis of (3E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)-4-phenylbut-3-enoic acid

4-methoxy-4-oxo-3-(triphenylphosphoranylidene)butanoic acid (50 g, 0.127 mol) was suspended in benzene (100 mL). A solution of benzaldehyde (14.8 g, 0.14 mol) in a mixture of dichloromethane (30 mL) and benzene (7.5 mL) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was stirred at RT for 20 h, diluted with diethyl ether (200 mL), and extracted with a solution of potassium bicarbonate (0.23 mol) in water (300 mL). The organic layer was discarded and the aqueous one was washed with a mixture of benzene (200 mL) and ether (100 mL). The aqueous solution was acidified with HCl (30 mL) under cooling and extracted with an ethyl acetate/benzene mixture, 1:2 (2×400 mL). The organic layer was washed with water (50 mL) and brine (50 mL), dried over sodium sulfate, and evaporated. The obtained crude product (28 g) was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, CCl₄/ethyl acetate, 1:0→9:1) to give title compound. Y: 18.9 g (67.5%) rt=3.49 min (gradient A), (M+H)⁺=221.

Step 4: Synthesis of (3R)-3-benzyl-4-methoxy-4-oxobutanoic acid

A mixture of (3E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)-4-phenylbut-3-enoic acid (10.75 g, 48.8 mmol), dicyclohexylamine (18.62 g, 102.6 mmol), water (10 mL), and dichloro((S)-(−)-2,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1-binaphthyl)ruthenium(I) (40 mg) in methanol (90 mL) was hydrogenated in a Parr apparatus at 60° C. and 60 psi for 30 h. The resulting mixture was evaporated in a rotary evaporator by ½. Acetonitrile (90 mL) was added to the residue, and the mixture was evaporated again by ½. This operation was repeated once more, and the solution was left at RT overnight. The formed precipitate was filtered off and washed with cold acetonitrile. The product (9 g) was dissolved in water (150 mL) and acidified with concentrated HCl to pH=3 under cooling. The product was extracted with an ethyl acetate/benzene 1:2 mixture (300 mL). The organic layer was washed with water, brine, dried over Na₂SO₄, and evaporated to give title compound. Y: 6.35 g (58.6%) P>95%, rt=3.54 min (gradient A), (M+H)⁺=222, ee: 96% (method C).

Step 5: Synthesis of (R)-4-tert-butyl 1-methyl 2-benzylsuccinate

Tert-butyl-2,2,2-trichloroacetimidate (9 mmol, 1.61 mL) and boron trifluoride diethyl etherate (0.675 mmol, 85 μL) was added to a solution of (3R)-3-Benzyl-4-methoxy-4-oxobutanoic acid (4.5 mmol, 1 g) in anhydrous THF (10 mL) at RT. The mixture stirred at RT under nitrogen for 3 h. TLC (cyclohexane/AcOEt=1/1) indicated reaction was complete. Reaction mixture was diluted with sat. aq. NaHCO₃ (10 mL) and extracted with AcOEt (2×20 mL). Combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over MgSO₄, evaporated. Crude was purified by flash chromatography (cyclohexane/AcOEt=9/1) to give title compound as a very light yellow oil. Y: 1.25 g (62%), P>90% rt=4.65 mn (gradient A), (M+H)⁺=222 (−tBu) by ¹H NMR.

Step 6: Synthesis of Intermediate 1b (R)-2-benzyl-4-tert-butoxy-4-oxobutanoic acid

To a solution of (R)-4-tert-butyl 1-methyl 2-benzylsuccinate (308 mg, 1.11 mmol) in THF (3 mL) was added a solution of lithium hydroxide (107 mg, 4.44 mmol) in water (3 mL). The mixture was stirred at RT overnight. TLC (cyclohexane/AcOEt=7/3) indicated reaction was complete. Reaction mixture was acidified to pH=1 with 2M HCl and extracted with DCM (2×20 mL). Combined organic layers were passed through a phase separator and evaporated. Crude was purified by flash chromatography (cyclohexane/AcOEt=9/1→7/3) (loading as solution in starting eluent) to yield title compound as a colorless oil. Y: 274 mg (94%), P>95%, rt=4.17 mn (gradient A), (M+H)⁺=209 (−tBu).

The following intermediates were or may be synthesized using general method B:

-   -   intermediate 1c:         (R)-4-tert-butoxy-2-(4-fluorobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid,     -   intermediate 1d:         (R)-4-tert-butoxy-2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid,     -   intermediate 1g:         (R)-4-tert-butoxy-4-oxo-2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)butanoic         acid,     -   intermediate 1h:         (R)-4-tert-butoxy-4-oxo-2-(3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)butanoic         acid,     -   intermediate 1i:         (R)-4-tert-butoxy-2-(2-cyanobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid     -   intermediate 1j:         (R)-4-tert-butoxy-2-(3-cyanobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid,     -   intermediate 1k:         (R)-4-tert-butoxy-2-(4-cyanobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid,     -   intermediate 1l:         (R)-4-tert-butoxy-2-(4-methoxybenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid,     -   intermediate 1m:         (R)-4-tert-butoxy-2-(3-methoxybenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid,     -   intermediate 1n:         (R)-4-tert-butoxy-2-(2-methoxybenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid,     -   intermediate 1q:         (R)-4-tert-butoxy-2-(4-chlorobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid,     -   intermediate 1r:         (R)-4-tert-butoxy-2-(3-chlorobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid,     -   intermediate 1s:         (R)-4-tert-butoxy-2-(2-chlorobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid,     -   intermediate 1y:         (R)-4-tert-butoxy-2-(3-fluorobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid.

General Method C: Synthesis of Intermediate 2a 4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-amine

Thiourea (2.1 g, 27.45 mmol) was added to a solution 2-bromo-1-(2-chlorophenyl)ethanone (7 g, 27.45 mmol) in ethanol (10 mL) and reaction mixture was stirred at RT for 18 h. The solvent was evaporated and refluxed for 5 minutes in DCM. Suspension was filtered to yield 7.84 g of 4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-amine hydrobromide as a white powder. This powder was stirred in a mixture of aq. sat. Na₂CO₃ and AcOEt. Phases are separated and organic layer dried over MgSO₄, concentrated in vacuo to yield title compound as a yellow oil which solidifies spontaneously. Y: 5.37 g (93%), P=100%, rt=2.84 mn (gradient A), (M+H)⁺=211.

The following intermediates were or may be synthesized from the appropriate bromoketone (for which synthesis is described in Scheme 20) and thiourea (for which synthesis is described in Scheme 23) using general method C:

-   -   intermediate 2c: 4-(2-chlorophenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine,         using N-methylthiourea instead of thiourea,     -   intermediate 2f: 4-(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-amine,     -   intermediate 2g: N-benzyl-4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-amine,     -   intermediate 2i: 2-(2-(methylamino)thiazol-4-yl)benzonitrile     -   intermediate 2j: 4-(2-chlorophenyl)-N-ethylthiazol-2-amine,     -   intermediate 2l: 4-(2-bromophenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine,     -   intermediate 2o: N-methyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)thiazol-2-amine,     -   intermediate 2s: 4-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-amine     -   intermediate 2w:         N-cyclopropyl-4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-amine,     -   intermediate 2a1:         4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine,     -   intermediate 2y1:         4-(2-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine,     -   intermediate 2z1:         4-(2-chloro-5-fluorophenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine     -   intermediate 2a2:         4-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine,     -   intermediate 2b2:         4-(3-(difluoromethoxy)phenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine,     -   intermediate 2e2:         4-(5-chloro-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine,     -   intermediate 2f2:         N-methyl-4-(2,3,5-trichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-amine,     -   intermediate 2l2:         N-methyl-4-(2-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-amine,     -   intermediate 2m2:         4-(2-chloro-5-fluorophenyl)-N-cyclopropylthiazol-2-amine,     -   intermediate 2n2:         N-cyclopropyl-4-(3-(difluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-amine,     -   intermediate 2o2:         4-(2-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-N-cyclopropylthiazol-2-amine,     -   intermediate 2d3:         N-(2-(benzyloxy)ethyl)-4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-amine,     -   intermediate 2e3:         4-(2-chloro-5-(difluoromethyl)phenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine,     -   intermediate 2j3:         (4-(2-chloro-5-(difluoromethoxy)phenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine),     -   intermediate 2v3:         (S)-1-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)propan-2-ol,     -   intermediate 2w3:         (R)-1-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)propan-2-ol,     -   intermediate 2z3:         4-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine,     -   intermediate 2a4:         N-methyl-4-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-amine,     -   intermediate 2b4:         N-cyclopropyl-4-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-amine     -   intermediate 2c4:         (4-(2-(difluoromethoxy)phenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine).

General Method D: Synthesis of Intermediate 2b 4-(2-chlorophenyl)-N-(cyclopropylmethyl)thiazol-2-amine

2-bromo-1-(2-chlorophenyl)ethanone (0.5 mmol, 116 mg) and dry sodium thiocyanate (0.55 mmol, 45 mg) were stirred in 1 mL ethanol for 3 h at 50° C. A solution of cyclopropane methyl amine (0.55 mmol, 39 mg) in 0.5 mL of ethanol was added at once and the reaction mixture was stirred for 12 h. The ethanol was distilled off, and ethyl acetate and water were added. The aqueous phase was extracted twice with ethyl acetate, the combined organic phases were dried over Na₂SO₄, and the solvent was removed in vacuo. Crude was purified by flash chromatography (cyclohexane/DCM=6/4) to give title compound as a dark yellow oil. Y: 40 mg (30%), P=100%, rt=3.5 mn (gradient A), (M+H)⁺=264.8.

The following intermediates were or may be synthesized from the appropriate bromoketone (for which synthesis is described in Scheme 20) and amine reagents using general method D:

-   -   intermediate 2d: N-allyl-4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-amine,     -   intermediate 2e: methyl         2-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)acetate,     -   intermediate 2h:         4-(2-chlorophenyl)-N-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)thiazol-2-amine,     -   intermediate 2k:         4-(2-chlorophenyl)-N-cyclopropylthiazol-2-amine,     -   intermediate 2r:         2-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)acetamide,     -   intermediate 2x: methyl         3-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)propanoate,     -   intermediate 2u1:         N-(2-(benzyloxy)ethyl)-4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-amine,     -   intermediate 2v1:         N-(3-(benzyloxy)propyl)-4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-amine,     -   intermediate 2s2:         4-(2-chlorophenyl)-N-(2-methoxyethyl)thiazol-2-amine,     -   intermediate 2t2:         N-(2-(benzyloxy)ethyl)-4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-amine.

General Method E: Synthesis of Example 1 compound n^(o)2: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-4-oxobutanoic acid Step 1: Synthesis of (R)-tert-butyl 3-benzyl-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-4-oxobutanoate

To a solution of (R)-2-benzyl-4-tert-butoxy-4-oxobutanoic acid 1b (1.21 mmol, 320 mg) in anhydrous DMF (5 mL) was added HATU (1.33 mmol, 505 mg). After 5 min was added 4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-amine 2a (1.33 mmol, 279 mg) and DIEA (1.815 mmol, 300 μL). Reaction mixture was stirred at RT for 4 days. TLC (cyclohexane/AcOEt=8/2) indicated reaction was complete. Reaction mixture (rm) was diluted with AcOEt (20 mL) and washed with sat. aq. NaHCO₃ (10 mL) and water (3×10 mL). The organic phase was dried over MgSO₄ and evaporated. Crude was purified by flash chromatography (cyclohexane/AcOEt=9/1) (loading onto silica) to yield title compound as a yellow gum. Y: 370 mg (67%), P>95%, rt=5.24 mn (gradient A), (M+H)⁺=457.1.

ACN was also used instead of DMF.

Step 2: Synthesis of Example 1 Compound n^(o)2: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-4-oxobutanoic acid

To a solution of (R)-tert-butyl 3-benzyl-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-4-oxobutanoate (0.7 mmol, 320 mg) in DCM (8 mL) was added TFA (2 mL). Rm was stirred at RT overnight. TLC (cyclohexane/AcOEt=7/3) indicated reaction was complete. Reaction mixture was evaporated and residue purified using a Biotage PEAX SPE cartridge. The oil obtained was triturated in diethyl ether/pentane=2/8 to yield title compound as a colorless solid. Y: 280 mg (99%), P>99% rt=9.32 mn (gradient B), (M+H)⁺=401.1, ee=96% (method B), ¹HNMR (CDCl₃): δ=12.2 (br s, 1H), 7.39-7.33 (m, 9H), 7.14 (s, 1H), 3.36 (q, 1H), 3.14 (m, 1H), 2.89-2.77 (m, 2H), 2.57 (dd, 1H).

Examples 2 to 18 were synthesized using general method E and intermediates described above or commercially available.

Example 2

compound n^(o)9: (S)-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-4-oxo-3-phenylbutanoic acid was synthesized using intermediates 1a and 2a. P=99%, (M+H)⁺=387, ee=98% (method A), ¹HNMR (DMSO-d₆): δ=7.78 (d, J=2.8Hz, 1H), 7.5 (m, 2H), 7.4-7.1 (m, 9H), 4.3 (q, 1H), 3.18 (dd, J=17Hz, J=27Hz, 1H), 2.66 (dd, J=4.8Hz, J=22Hz, 1H).

Example 3

compound n^(o)3: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(4-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized using intermediate 1b and 4-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-amine.

Example 4

compound n^(o)4: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(4-(2-fluorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized using intermediate 1b and 4-(2-fluorophenyl)thiazol-2-amine.

Example 5

compound n^(o)5: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized using intermediate 1b and 4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-amine.

Example 8

compound n^(o)8: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(4-(4-cyanophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized using intermediate 1b and 4-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)benzonitrile.

Example 9

compound n^(o)12: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(4-(3-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized using intermediate 1b and 4-(3-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-amine.

Example 10

compound n^(o)13: (R)-3-benzyl-4-oxo-4-(4-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)butanoic acid was synthesized using intermediate 1b and 4-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thiazol-2-amine.

Example 11

compound n^(o)14: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized using intermediates 1b and 2c. Y: 142 mg (80%), P>99% rt=10.5 mn (gradient B), (M+H)⁺=414.8, ee=96% (method B), ¹HNMR (CDCl₃): δ=7.92 (d, 1H), 7.54 (s, 1H), 7.45 (d, 1H), 7.34-7.13 (m, 7H), 3.62 (s, 3H), 3.47 (m, 1H), 3.15-3.01 (m, 2H), 2.61-2.54 (m, 1H), 2.53-2.51 (dd, 1H).

Example 12

compound n^(o)17: (R)-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-3-(4-fluorobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized using intermediates 1c and 2a.

Example 13

compound n^(o)18: (R)-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized using intermediates 1d and 2a. Y: 15 mg (30%), P>90% rt=10.76 mn (gradient B), (M+H)⁺=401.1, ee=96% (method B), ¹HNMR (CDCl₃): δ=12.26 (br s, 1H), 7.35-7.45 (m, 2H), 7.15-7.30 (m, 4H), 3.15-3.25 (m, 1H), 2.7 (dd, 1H), 2.5 (dd, 1H), 1.45-1.8 (m, 6H), 1.1-1.4 (m, 5H), 0.8-1.0 (m, 2H).

Example 14

compound n^(o)22: (R)-4-(allyl(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-benzyl-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized using intermediates 1b and 2d.

Example 15

compound n^(o)23: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(2-methoxy-2-oxoethyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized using intermediate 1b and 2e.

Example 16

compound n^(o)11: (R)-3-benzyl-4-oxo-4-(3-phenyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-ylamino)butanoic acid was synthesized using intermediate 1b and 3-phenyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-amine.

Example 17

compound n^(o)20: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-ylamino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized using intermediate 1b and 4-(2-chlorophenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-amine which was prepared in one step from intermediate 2a as described in Chem. Res. Toxicol. 2007, 1954-1965.

Example 18

compound n^(o)21: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-chloro-4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized using intermediate 1b and 5-chloro-4-(2-chlorophenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine which was prepared by reacting intermediate 2c with N-chlorosuccinimide and triethylamine in chloroform.

Example 19

compound n^(o)15: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(5-(2-chlorophenyl)pyridin-2-ylamino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized using intermediate 1b and 5-iodopyridin-2-amine. Amide coupling such as in general method E, subsequent Suzuki coupling with 2-chlorophenylboronic acid using PdCl₂(PPh₃)₄ catalyst and K₂CO₃ in dioxane/H₂O followed by tBu deprotection as described in general method E provided title compound.

Example 20

compound n^(o)10: (Z)-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-4-oxobut-2-enoic acid was synthesized using intermediate 2a and (Z)-4-methoxy-4-oxobut-2-enoic acid. Amide coupling such as in general method E followed by saponification such as in step 6 of general method B provided title compound.

Example 21

compound n^(o)16: (R)-3-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylcarbamoyl)heptanoic acid was synthesized using intermediate 2a and (R)-2-(2-tert-butoxy-2-oxoethyl)hexanoic acid. (R)-2-(2-tert-butoxy-2-oxoethyl)hexanoic acid was prepared from (R)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)heptanoic acid as done in steps 5 and 6 of general method B.

Example 22

compound n^(o)19: (R)-3-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylcarbamoyl)-5-methylhexanoic acid was synthesized using intermediate 2a and (R)-2-(2-tert-butoxy-2-oxoethyl)-4-methylpentanoic acid. (R)-2-(2-tert-butoxy-2-oxoethyl)-4-methylpentanoic acid was prepared from (R)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)-5-methylhexanoic acid as done in steps 5 and 6 of general method B.

Example 23

compound n^(o)1: 6-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylcarbamoyl)cyclohex-3-enecarboxylic acid was synthesized using intermediate 2a and 6-(methoxycarbonyl)cyclohex-3-enecarboxylic acid. Amide coupling such as in general method E followed by saponification such as in step 6 of general method B provided title compound.

Example 24

compound n^(o)24: (R)-methyl 3-benzyl-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-4-oxobutanoate may be synthesized by treating compound n^(o)2 with TMSCl in MeOH.

Example 26

compound n^(o)26: (R)-3-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylcarbamoyl)-5-phenylpentanoic acid may be synthesized from intermediates 1e and 2a using general method E.

Example 27

compound n^(o)27: (S)-3-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylcarbamoyl)-5-phenylpentanoic acid may be synthesized from intermediates 1f and 2a using general method E.

Example 28

compound n^(o)28: (R)-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-4-oxo-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)butanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1g and 2a using general method E.

Example 29

compound n^(o)29: (R)-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-4-oxo-3-(3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)butanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1h and 2a using general method E.

Example 30

compound n^(o)30: (R)-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-3-(2-cyanobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid may be synthesized from intermediates 1i and 2a using general method E.

Example 31

compound n^(o)31: (R)-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-3-(3-cyanobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid may be synthesized from intermediates 1j and 2a using general method E.

Example 32

compound n^(o)32: (R)-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-3-(4-cyanobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid may be synthesized from intermediates 1k and 2a using general method E.

Example 33

compound n^(o)33: (R)-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-3-(4-methoxybenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid may be synthesized from intermediates 1l and 2a using general method E.

Example 34

compound n^(o)34: (R)-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-3-(3-methoxybenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid may be synthesized from intermediates 1m and 2a using general method E.

Example 35

compound n^(o)35: (R)-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-3-(2-methoxybenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid may be synthesized from intermediates 1n and 2a using general method E.

Example 36

compound n^(o)36: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(4-(2-methoxyphenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediate 1b and 4-(2-methoxyphenyl)thiazol-2-amine using general method E.

Example 37

compound n^(o)37: ((R)-3-benzyl-4-oxo-4-(4-(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)butanoic acid may be synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2f using general method E.

Example 38

compound n^(o)38: (R)-4-benzyl-5-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-5-oxopentanoic acid may be synthesized from intermediates 1o and 2c using general method E, replacing the TFA tBu ester deprotection by a methyl ester saponification using LiOH in THF/H₂O.

Example 39

compound n^(o)39: (S)-4-benzyl-5-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-5-oxopentanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1p and 2c using general method E, replacing the TFA tBu ester deprotection by a methyl ester saponification using LiOH in THF/H₂O.

Example 40

compound n^(o)40: (R)-methyl 4-benzyl-5-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-5-oxopentanoate may be synthesized from intermediates 1o and 2a using general method E.

Example 41

compound n^(o)41: (S)-methyl 4-benzyl-5-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-5-oxopentanoate may be synthesized from intermediates 1p and 2a using general method E.

Example 42

compound n^(o)42: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropylmethyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2b using general method E.

Example 43

compound n^(o)43:(R)-3-benzyl-4-(benzyl(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2g using general method E.

Example 44

compound n^(o)44: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid may be synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2h using general method E.

Example 45

compound n^(o)45: (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(4-methoxybenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from 4-(tert-butoxy)-2-(4-methoxybenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid and intermediate 2c using general method E and chiral preparative HPLC purification. 4-(tert-butoxy)-2-(4-methoxybenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from commercially available 4-methoxybenzaldehyde using the HWE methodology (Scheme 13).

Example 46

compound n^(o)46: (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(3-methoxybenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid may be synthesized from intermediates 1m and 2c using general method E.

Example 47

compound n^(o)47: (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(2-methoxybenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid may be synthesized from intermediates 1n and 2c using general method E.

Example 48

compound n^(o)48: (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(4-cyanobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from 4-(tert-butoxy)-2-(4-cyanobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid and intermediate 2c using general method E and chiral preparative HPLC purification. 4-(tert-butoxy)-2-(4-cyanobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from commercially available 4-cyanobenzaldehyde using the HWE methodology (Scheme 13).

Example 49

compound n^(o)49: (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(3-cyanobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid may be synthesized from intermediates 1j and 2c using general method E.

Example 50

compound n^(o)50: (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(2-cyanobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid may be synthesized from intermediates 1i and 2c using general method E.

Example 51

compound n^(o)51: (R)-3-(4-chlorobenzyl)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from 4-(tert-butoxy)-2-(4-chlorobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid and intermediate 2c using general method E and chiral preparative HPLC purification. 4-(tert-butoxy)-2-(4-chlorobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from commercially available 4-chlorobenzaldehyde using the HWE methodology (Scheme 13).

Example 52

compound n^(o)52: (R)-3-(3-chlorobenzyl)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid may be synthesized from intermediates 1r and 2c using general method E.

Example 53

compound n^(o)53: (R)-3-(2-chlorobenzyl)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid may be synthesized from intermediates 1s and 2c using general method E.

Example 54

compound n^(o)54: (3S)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-yl)-4-oxobutanoic acid may be synthesized from intermediates 1t and 2c using general method E. 1t may be synthesized using Stobbe's condensation (Scheme 6).

Example 55

compound n^(o)55: (S)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)-4-oxobutanoic acid may be synthesized from intermediates 1u and 2c using general method E. 1u may be synthesized using Stobbe's condensation (Scheme 6).

Example 56

compound n^(o)56: (R)-4-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl(methyl)amino)-3-benzyl-4-oxobutanoic acid may be synthesized from intermediate 1b and N-methylbenzo[d]thiazol-2-amine using general method E. N-methylbenzo[d]thiazol-2-amine may be prepared by Eischweiler-Clarke methylation of benzo[d]thiazol-2-amine.

Example 57

compound n^(o)57: (R)-4-(benzo[d]oxazol-2-yl(methyl)amino)-3-benzyl-4-oxobutanoic acid may be synthesized from intermediate 1b and N-methylbenzo[d]oxazol-2-amine using general method E. N-methylbenzo[d]oxazol-2-amine may be prepared by Eischweiler-Clarke methylation of benzo[d]oxazol-2-amine.

Example 58

compound n^(o)58: (R)-2-((1H-tetrazol-5-yl)methyl)-N-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)-N-methyl-3-phenylpropanamide may be synthesized from compound n^(o)14 using methodologies described in the isosteres synthetic schemes section.

Example 59

compound n^(o)59: (R)-2-benzyl-N-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)-N-methyl-3-(5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)propanamide may be synthesized from compound n^(o)14 using methodologies described in the isosteres synthetic schemes section.

Example 60

compound n^(o)60: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized using intermediate 1b and 4-(2-chlorophenyl)-5-fluoro-N-methylthiazol-2-amine which was prepared in one step from intermediate 2c as described in Chem. Res. Toxicol. 2007, 1954-1965.

Example 61

compound n^(o)61: (S)-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-3-cyclohexyl-4-oxobutanoic acid may be synthesized from intermediates 1v and 2a using general method E.

Example 62

compound n^(o)62: (S)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-cyclohexyl-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from (S)-4-(tert-butoxy)-2-cyclohexyl-4-oxobutanoic acid and intermediate 2c using general method E. (S)-4-(tert-butoxy)-2-cyclohexyl-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from commercially available (S)-3-cyclohexyl-4-methoxy-4-oxobutanoic acid as described in steps 5 and 6 of general method B.

Example 63

compound n^(o)63: (S)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-phenylbutanoic acid may be synthesized from intermediates 1a and 2c using general method E.

Example 64

compound n^(o)64: (3R)-3-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylcarbamoyl)-4-phenylpentanoic acid may be synthesized from intermediate 2a and (2R)-4-tert-butoxy-4-oxo-2-(1-phenylethyl)butanoic acid using general method E. (2R)-4-tert-butoxy-4-oxo-2-(1-phenylethyl)butanoic acid may be obtained by Stobbe condensation (Scheme 6).

Example 65

compound n^(o)65: (R)-2-((1H-tetrazol-5-yl)methyl)-N-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)-3-phenylpropanamide was synthesized from compound n^(o)2 using methodologies described in the isosteres synthetic schemes section.

Example 66

compound n^(o)66: (R)-2-benzyl-N-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)-3-(5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)propanamide was synthesized from compound n^(o)2 using methodologies described in the isosteres synthetic schemes section.

Example 68

compound n^(o)68: (3R)-3-benzyl-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-2-methyl-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized as described in Scheme 7.

Example 69

compound n^(o)69: (R)-2-benzyl-N-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)-3-(3-hydroxyisoxazol-5-yl)propanamide may be synthesized using methodologies described in the isosteres synthetic schemes section.

Example 70

compound n^(o)70: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)pyrimidin-2-ylamino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediate 1b and 4-(2-chlorophenyl)pyrimidin-2-amine using general method E. 4-(2-chlorophenyl)pyrimidin-2-amine was synthesized as described in Scheme 8.

Example 71

compound n^(o)71: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(6-(2-chlorophenyl)pyridin-2-ylamino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediate 1b and 6-(2-chlorophenyl)pyridin-2-amine using general method E. 6-(2-chlorophenyl)pyridin-2-amine was synthesized as described in Scheme 8.

Example 72

compound n^(o)72: (E)-3-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylcarbamoyl)-4-phenylbut-3-enoic acid may be synthesized from (E)-2-benzylidene-4-tert-butoxy-4-oxobutanoic acid and intermediate 2a using general method E. (E)-2-benzylidene-4-tert-butoxy-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from maleic anhydride following steps 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 of general method B.

Example 74

compound n^(o)74: (Z)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-phenylbut-2-enoic acid may be synthesized as described in Scheme 9.

Example 75

compound n^(o)75: (R)-3-(N-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)-N-methylsulfamoyl)-4-phenylbutanoic acid may be synthesized as described in Scheme 10.

Example 76

compound n^(o)76: (S)-3-(N-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)-N-methylsulfamoyl)-4-phenylbutanoic acid may be synthesized as described in Scheme 10.

Example 79

compound n^(o)79: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-3-fluoro-4-oxobutanoic acid may be synthesized as described in Scheme 11.

Example 80

compound n^(o)80: (R)-3-benzyl-3-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylcarbamoyl)hex-5-enoic acid may be synthesized as described in Scheme 11.

Example 81

compound n^(o)81: (E)-3-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)carbamoyl)-4-phenylbut-3-enoic acid was synthesized from (E)-2-benzylidene-4-tert-butoxy-4-oxobutanoic acid and intermediate 2c using general method E. (E)-2-benzylidene-4-tert-butoxy-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from maleic anhydride following steps 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 of general method B.

Example 82

compound n^(o)82: (3S)-3-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)carbamoyl)-4-phenylpentanoic acid may be synthesized from intermediate 2c and (2R)-4-tert-butoxy-4-oxo-2-(1-phenylethyl)butanoic acid using general method E. (2R)-4-tert-butoxy-4-oxo-2-(1-phenylethyl)butanoic acid may be obtained by Stobbe condensation (Scheme 6).

Example 83

compound n^(o)83: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((3-(2-chlorophenyl)-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized as described in Scheme 12.

Example 84

compound n^(o)84: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((3-(2-chlorophenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid may be synthesized as described in Scheme 12.

Example 85

compound n^(o)85: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((1-(2-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid may be synthesized as described in Scheme 12.

Example 86

compound n^(o)86: (R)-2-benzyl-N-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)-3-(3-hydroxyisoxazol-5-yl)-N-methylpropanamide was synthesized using methodologies described in the isosteres synthetic schemes section.

Example 89

compound n^(o)89: (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1w and 2c using general method E. Intermediate 1w was synthesized by hydrogenation of intermediate 1b using PtO₂ in MeOH.

Example 90

compound n^(o)90: (R)-3-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)carbamoyl)-5-methylhexanoic acid was synthesized from intermediate 2c and (R)-2-(2-tert-butoxy-2-oxoethyl)-4-methylpentanoic acid using general method E. (R)-2-(2-tert-butoxy-2-oxoethyl)-4-methylpentanoic acid was synthesized from (R)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)-5-methylhexanoic acid using methodology described in steps 5 and 6 of general method B.

Example 91

compound n^(o)91: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-cyanophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2i using general method E.

Example 92

compound n^(o)92: (R)-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-4-oxo-3-phenylbutanoic. Phenylacetic acid was converted to its tBu ester using tBu-TCA. Treatment of this tBu ester with LiHMDS followed by the addition of t-butyl bromoacetate provided 1-tert-butyl 4-methyl 2-phenylsuccinate. tBu deprotection with TFA yielded 4-methoxy-4-oxo-2-phenylbutanoic acid. HATU coupling of this acid with intermediate 2a and subsequent methyl ester saponification using LiOH yielded 4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-4-oxo-3-phenylbutanoic. Chiral preparative HPLC purification of this racemic mixture allowed isolating compound n^(o)92.

Example 93

compound n^(o)93: (R)-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-3-(3-fluorobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1y and 2a using general method E and preparative HPLC purification.

Example 94

compound n^(o)94: (S)-3-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)carbamoyl)-4-methylpentanoic acid was synthesized from (S)-4-tert-butoxy-2-isopropyl-4-oxobutanoic acid and intermediate 2c using general method E. (S)-4-tert-butoxy-2-isopropyl-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from commercially available (S)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)-4-methylpentanoic acid using reactions described in steps 5 and 6 of general method B.

Example 95

compound n^(o)95: 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid was synthesized from (R)-4-tert-butoxy-4-oxo-2-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid and intermediate 2c using general method E. (R)-4-tert-butoxy-4-oxo-2-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid was synthesized from commercially available tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-carbaldehyde using the HWE methodology (Scheme 13).

Example 96

compound n^(o)96: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(ethyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2j using general method E.

Example 97

compound n^(o)97: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2k using general method E.

Example 98

compound n^(o)98: cis-6-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylcarbamoyl)cyclohex-3-enecarboxylic acid was synthesized from cis-3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydroisobenzofuran-1,3-dione and intermediate 2a as described in Scheme 14.

Example 99

compound n^(o)99: 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(4-methoxybenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from 4-tert-butoxy-2-(4-methoxybenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid and intermediate 2c using general method E. 4-tert-butoxy-2-(4-methoxybenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from 4-methoxybenzaldehyde using the HWE methodology (Scheme 13).

Example 100

compound n^(o)100: cis-6-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)carbamoyl)cyclohex-3-enecarboxylic acid was synthesized from cis-3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydroisobenzofuran-1,3-dione and intermediate 2c as described in Scheme 14.

Example 101

compound n^(o)101: cis-2-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)carbamoyl)cyclohexanecarboxylic acid was synthesized from cis-hexahydroisobenzofuran-1,3-dione and intermediate 2c as described in Scheme 14.

Example 102

compound n^(o)102: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(4-(2,5-dimethylthiophen-3-yl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediate 1b and commercially available 4-(2,5-dimethylthiophen-3-yl)thiazol-2-amine using general method E.

Example 103

compound n^(o)103: 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from 4-tert-butoxy-2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid and intermediate 2c using general method E. 4-tert-butoxy-2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized by hydrogenation of (E)-4-tert-butyl 1-methyl 2-benzylidenesuccinate using PtO₂ in MeOH.

Example 105

compound n^(o)105: 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from 4-tert-butoxy-2-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid and intermediate 2c using general method E. 4-tert-butoxy-2-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from commercially available cyclopentanecarbaldehyde using the HWE methodology (Scheme 13).

Example 106

compound n^(o)106: (3S ,4R)-3-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)carbamoyl)-4-phenylpentanoic acid from intermediates 1z and 2c using general method E.

Example 107

compound n^(o)107: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(thiophen-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediate 1b and N-methyl-4-(2-(thiophen-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-amine using general method E. N-methyl-4-(2-(thiophen-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-amine was synthesized from commercially available thiophen-3-ylboronic acid using the methodology shown in Scheme 15.

Example 108

compound n^(o)108: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-chloropyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediate 1b and 4-(2-(6-chloropyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine using general method E. 4-(2-(6-chloropyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine was synthesized from commercially available 6-chloropyridin-3-ylboronic acid using the methodology shown in Scheme 15.

Example 109

compound n^(o)109: (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-(phenylamino)butanoic acid was synthesized from (R)-4-tert-butoxy-4-oxo-2-(phenylamino)butanoic acid and intermediate 2c using general method E. (R)-4-tert-butoxy-4-oxo-2-(phenylamino)butanoic acid was synthesized from commercially available (R)-2-amino-4-tert-butoxy-4-oxobutanoic acid and iodobenzene using CuI catalyzed coupling as described in J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 12459.

Example 110

compound n^(o)110: 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(4-methylbenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from 4-tert-butoxy-2-(4-methylbenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid and intermediate 2c using general method E. 4-tert-butoxy-2-(4-methylbenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from 4-methylbenzaldehyde using the HWE methodology (Scheme 13).

Example 111

compound n^(o)111: (R)-4-((4-([1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-benzyl-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediate 1b and 4-([1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine using general method E. 4-([1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine was synthesized from commercially available phenylboronic acid using the methodology shown in Scheme 15.

Example 112

compound n^(o)112: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(4-(2,5-dichlorothiophen-3-yl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediate 1b and commercially available 4-(2,5-dichlorothiophen-3-yl)thiazol-2-amine using general method E.

Example 113

compound n^(o)113: 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclopropylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1a1 (4-(tert-butoxy)-2-(cyclopropylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid) and 2c using general method E. 1a1 was synthesized from cyclopropanecarbaldehyde using the HWE methodology (Scheme 13).

Example 114

compound n^(o)114: 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-(thiazol-4-ylmethyl)butanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b1 (4-(tert-butoxy)-4-oxo-2-(thiazol-4-ylmethyl)butanoic acid) and 2c using general method E. 1b1 was synthesized from thiazole-4-carbaldehyde using the HWE methodology (Scheme 13).

Example 115

compound n^(o)115: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-(dimethylamino)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediate 1b and 4-(2-(6-(dimethylamino)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine using general method E. 4-(2-(6-(dimethylamino)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine was synthesized from (6-(dimethylamino)pyridin-3-yl)boronic acid and 2l using the methodology shown in Scheme 15.

Example 116

compound n^(o)116: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediate 1b and intermediate 2m (4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E. Intermediate 2m was synthesized from (6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)boronic acid and 2l using the methodology shown in Scheme 15.

Example 117

compound n^(o)117: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(2-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediate 1b and (4-(2-(2-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E. (4-(2-(2-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine) was synthesized from (2-methoxypyridin-3-yl)boronic acid and 2l using the methodology shown in Scheme 15.

Example 118

compound n^(o)118: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-((ethoxycarbonyl)amino)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2n (ethyl (2-(2-(methylamino)thiazol-4-yl)phenyl)carbamate) using general method E. Intermediate 2n was synthesized using the methodology described in Scheme 16.

Example 119

compound n^(o)119: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-fluoropyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2p (4-(2-(6-fluoropyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E and preparative HPLC purification. Intermediate 2p was synthesized from (6-fluoropyridin-3-yl)boronic acid and 2l using the methodology described in Scheme 15.

Example 120

compound n^(o)120: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-methylpyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2q (N-methyl-4-(2-(6-methylpyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-amine) using general method E and preparative HPLC purification. Intermediate 2q was synthesized from (6-methylpyridin-3-yl)boronic acid and 2l using the methodology described in Scheme 15.

Example 121

compound n^(o)121: (R)-4-((2-amino-2-oxoethyl)(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-benzyl-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2r using general method E.

Example 122

compound n^(o)122: (R)-3-benzyl-4-oxo-4-((4-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)butanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and commercially available 2s (4-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-amine) using general method E.

Example 123

compound n^(o)123: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and commercially available 2t (4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-amine) using general method E.

Example 124

compound n^(o)124: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and commercially available 2u (4-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)thiazol-2-amine) using general method E.

Example 125

compound n^(o)125: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3-chloro-4-methoxyphenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and commercially available 2v (4-(3-chloro-4-methoxyphenyl)thiazol-2-amine) using general method E.

Example 126

compound n^(o)126: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(3-methoxy-3-oxopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2x using general method E.

Example 127

compound n^(o)127: 3-(bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-ylmethyl)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1c1 (2-(bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-ylmethyl)-4-(tert-butoxy)-4-oxobutanoic acid) and 2c using general method E. 1c1 was synthesized from bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2-carbaldehyde using the HWE methodology (Scheme 13).

Example 128

compound n^(o)128: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-ethoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2y (4-(2-(6-ethoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E. Intermediate 2y was synthesized from (6-ethoxypyridin-3-yl)boronic acid and 2l using the methodology described in Scheme 15.

Example 129

compound n^(o)129: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(4′-methoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2z (4-(4′-methoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E and preparative HPLC purification. Intermediate 2z was synthesized from (4-methoxyphenyl)boronic acid and 2l using the methodology described in Scheme 15.

Example 130

compound n^(o)130: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2a1 using general method E.

Example 131

compound n^(o)131: (R)-1-(5-(2-(2-(2-benzyl-3-carboxy-N-methylpropanamido)thiazol-4-yl)phenyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-ium 2,2,2-trifluoroacetate was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2b1 (N-methyl-4-(2-(6-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-amine) using general method E. Intermediate 2b1 was synthesized from 2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)pyridine and 2l by Suzuki coupling with the conditions described in Scheme 15.

Example 132

compound n^(o)132: (R)-4-(2′-(2-(2-benzyl-3-carboxy-N-methylpropanamido)thiazol-4-yl)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)morpholin-4-ium 2,2,2-trifluoroacetate was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2c1 (N-methyl-4-(4′-morpholino-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)thiazol-2-amine) using general method E. Intermediate 2c1 was synthesized from 4-(4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)phenyl)morpholine and 2l by Suzuki coupling with the conditions described in Scheme 15.

Example 133

compound n^(o)133: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-morpholinopyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2d1 (N-methyl-4-(2-(6-morpholinopyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-amine) using general method E. Intermediate 2d1 was synthesized from 4-(5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)pyridin-2-yl)morpholine and 2l using the methodology described in Scheme 15.

Example 134

compound n^(o)134: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3′-chloro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2e1 (4-(3′-chloro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E and preparative HPLC purification. Intermediate 2e1 was synthesized from (3-chlorophenyl)boronic acid and 2l using the methodology described in Scheme 15.

Example 135

compound n^(o)135: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(furan-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2f1 (4-(2-(furan-3-yl)phenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E. Intermediate 2f1 was synthesized from furan-3-ylboronic acid and 2l by Suzuki coupling with the conditions described in Scheme 15.

Example 136

compound n^(o)136: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-(2-methoxyethoxy)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2g1 (4-(2-(6-(2-methoxyethoxy)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E. Intermediate 2g1 was synthesized from 5-bromo-2-(2-methoxyethoxy)pyridine and 2l using the methodology described in Scheme 17.

Example 138

compound n^(o)138: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(4′-isopropyl[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2h1 (4-(4′-isopropyl-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E and preparative HPLC purification. Intermediate 2h1 was synthesized from (4-isopropylphenyl)boronic acid and 2l by Suzuki coupling with the conditions described in Scheme 15.

Example 139

compound n^(o)139: (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from (R)-4-tert-butoxy-2-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid (ee=50%) and intermediate 2m using general method E and chiral preparative HPLC purification. (R)-4-tert-butoxy-2-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid (ee=50%) was synthesized from commercially available cyclopentanecarbaldehyde using the HWE methodology as described in Scheme 13.

Example 140

compound n^(o)140: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(5-fluoro-6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2i1 (4-(2-(5-fluoro-6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E. Intermediate 2i1 was synthesized from 5-bromo-3-fluoro-2-methoxypyridine using the methodology described in Scheme 17.

Example 141

compound n^(o)141: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2j1 (N-methyl-4-(2-(6-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-amine) using general method E. Intermediate 2j1 was synthesized from 5-bromo-2-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy)pyridine and 2l using the methodology described in Scheme 17.

Example 142

compound n^(o)142: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid from intermediates 1b and 2w using general method E.

Example 143

compound n^(o)143: 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)methyl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1d1 (4-(tert-butoxy)-2-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid) and 2c using general method E. 1d1 was synthesized from furan-2-carbaldehyde using the HWE methodology described Scheme 13.

Example 144

compound n^(o)144: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-cyclopropylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2k1 (4-(2-cyclopropylphenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E and preparative HPLC purification. Intermediate 2k1 was synthesized from cyclopropylboronic acid and 2l using the methodology described in Scheme 15.

Example 145

compound n^(o)145: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(4′-(dimethylamino)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2l1 (4-(4′-(dimethylamino)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E. Intermediate 2l1 was synthesized from N,N-dimethyl-4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)aniline using the methodology described in Scheme 15.

Example 146

compound n^(o)146: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3′-fluoro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2m1 (4-(3′-fluoro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E and preparative HPLC purification. Intermediate 2m1 was synthesized from (3-fluorophenyl)boronic acid and 4-(2-bromophenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine by Suzuki coupling with the conditions described in Scheme 15.

Example 147

compound n^(o)147: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3′,5′-difluoro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2n1 (4-(3′,5′-difluoro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E. Intermediate 2n1 was synthesized from (3,5-difluorophenyl)boronic acid and 2l by Suzuki coupling with the conditions described in Scheme 15.

Example 148

compound n^(o)148: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chloro-6-fluorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and commercially available 2o1 (4-(2-chloro-6-fluorophenyl)thiazol-2-amine) using general method E.

Example 149

compound n^(o)149: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(4′-chloro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2p1 (4-(4′-chloro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E and preparative HPLC purification. Intermediate 2p1 was synthesized from (4-chlorophenyl)boronic acid and 2l by Suzuki coupling with the conditions described in Scheme 15.

Example 150

compound n^(o)150: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2q1 (1-(5-(2-(2-(methylamino)thiazol-4-yl)phenyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-2-one) using general method E. Intermediate 2q1 was synthesized from 1-(5-bromopyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-2-one and 2l using the methodology described in Scheme 17.

Example 151

compound n^(o)151: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(4-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2r1 (4-(4-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E. Intermediate 2r1 was synthesized from (6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)boronic acid and 4-(2-bromo-4-chlorophenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine by Suzuki coupling with the conditions described in Scheme 15. 4-(2-bromo-4-chlorophenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine was synthesized using general method C.

Example 152

compound n^(o)152: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2s1 (4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E. Intermediate 2s1 was synthesized from (6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)boronic acid and 4-(2-bromo-5-chlorophenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine by Suzuki coupling with the conditions described in Scheme 15. 4-(2-bromo-5-chlorophenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine was synthesized using general method C.

Example 153

compound n^(o)153: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3-fluoro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2t1 (4-(3-fluoro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E and preparative HPLC purification. Intermediate 2t1 was synthesized from (6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)boronic acid and 4-(2-bromo-3-fluorophenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine by Suzuki coupling with the conditions described in Scheme 15. 4-(2-bromo-3-fluorophenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine was synthesized using general method C.

Example 154

compound n^(o)154: (3R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methyl)butanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1e1 and 2c using general method E.

Example 155

compound n^(o)155: (3R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methyl)butanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2u1 using general method E followed by debenzylation with FeCl₃ in DCM.

Example 156

compound n^(o)156: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(3-hydroxypropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2v1 using general method E followed by debenzylation with FeCl₃ in DCM.

Example 157

compound n^(o)157: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(5-chloro-6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2w1 (4-(2-(5-chloro-6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E. Intermediate 2w1 was synthesized from 5-bromo-3-chloro-2-methoxypyridine and 2l using the methodology described in Scheme 17.

Example 158

compound n^(o)158: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-(benzyloxy)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2x1 (4-(2-(6-(benzyloxy)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E and preparative HPLC purification. Intermediate 2x1 was synthesized from (6-benzyloxypyridin-3-yl)boronic acid and 2l by Suzuki coupling with the conditions described in Scheme 15.

Example 159

compound n^(o)159: (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1f1 and 2a1 using general method E.

Example 160

compound n^(o)160: (R)-4-((4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1g1 and 2c using general method E.

Example 161

compound n^(o)161: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2y1 using general method E.

Example 162

compound n^(o)162: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-fluorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2z1 using general method E.

Example 163

compound n^(o)163: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2a2 using general method E.

Example 164

compound n^(o)164: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3-(difluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2b2 using general method E.

Example 165

compound n^(o)165: (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1f1 and 2c using general method E.

Example 166

compound n^(o)166: (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1f1 and 2w using general method E.

Example 167

compound n^(o)167: (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1g1 and 2w using general method E.

Example 168

compound n^(o)168: (R)-4-((4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1g1 and 2a1 using general method E.

Example 169

compound n^(o)169: (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1f1 and 2c2 (N-cyclopropyl-4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-amine) using general method E. Intermediate 2c2 was synthesized from (6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)boronic acid and 4-(2-bromo-4-chlorophenyl)-N-cyclopropylthiazol-2-amine by Suzuki coupling with the conditions described_in Scheme 15. 4-(2-bromo-4-chlorophenyl)-N-cyclopropylthiazol-2-amine was synthesized using general method C.

Example 170

compound n^(o)170: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((2-hydroxyethyl)(4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2d2 (N-(2-(benzyloxy)ethyl)-4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-amine) using general method E followed by debenzylation with FeCl₃ in DCM. Intermediate 2d2 was synthesized from (6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)boronic acid and N-(2-(benzyloxy)ethyl)-4-(2-bromophenyl)thiazol-2-amine by Suzuki coupling with the conditions described in Scheme 15. N-(2-(benzyloxy)ethyl)-4-(2-bromophenyl)thiazol-2-amine was synthesized using general method C.

Example 171

compound n^(o)171: (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-morpholinopyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1f1 and 2d1 using general method E.

Example 172

compound n^(o)172: (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(2-hydroxyethyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1f1 and 2d3 using general method E followed by debenzylation with FeCl₃ in DCM.

Example 173

compound n^(o)173: (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1g1 and 2c using general method E.

Example 174

compound n^(o)174: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2e2 using general method E.

Example 175

compound n^(o)175: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2,3,5-trichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2f2 using general method E.

Example 176

compound n^(o)176: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(4-chloro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2g2 (4-(4-chloro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-yl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E. Intermediate 2g2 was synthesized from phenylboronic acid and 4-(5-bromo-2-chlorophenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine by Suzuki coupling with the conditions described in Scheme 15. 4-(5-bromo-2-chlorophenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine was synthesized using general method C.

Example 177

compound n^(o)177: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2h2 (4-(2-chloro-5-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E. Intermediate 2h2 was synthesized from (6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)boronic acid and 4-(5-bromo-2-chlorophenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine by Suzuki coupling with the conditions described in Scheme 15. 4-(5-bromo-2-chlorophenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine was synthesized using general method C.

Example 178

compound n^(o)178: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2c2 using general method E.

Example 179

compound n^(o)179: (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1g1 and 2c2 using general method E.

Example 180

compound n^(o)180: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-morpholinopyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2i2 (N-cyclopropyl-4-(2-(6-morpholinopyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-amine) using general method E. Intermediate 2i2 was synthesized from 4-(4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)phenyl)morpholine and 4-(2-bromophenyl)-N-cyclopropylthiazol-2-amine by Suzuki coupling with the conditions described in Scheme 15. 4-(2-bromophenyl)-N-cyclopropylthiazol-2-amine was synthesized using general method C.

Example 181

compound n^(o)181: (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-morpholinopyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1f1 and 2i2 using general method E.

Example 182

compound n^(o)182: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2j2 (N-methyl-4-(2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-amine) using general method E and preparative HPLC purification. Intermediate 2j2 was synthesized from commercially available 7-bromo-4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazine and 2l using the methodology described in Scheme 17.

Example 183

compound n^(o)183: (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2k2 (1-(5-(2-(2-(cyclopropylamino)thiazol-4-yl)phenyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-2-one) using general method E. Intermediate 2k2 was synthesized from 1-(5-bromopyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-2-one and 4-(2-bromo-4-chlorophenyl)-N-cyclopropylthiazol-2-amine using the methodology described in Scheme 17. 1-(5-bromopyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-2-one was synthesized by reacting 5-bromopyridin-2-amine with Na₂HPO₄ in CHCl₃, 4-bromobutyryl chloride and NaOMe in MeOH as described in Tetrahedron 1957, 1, 9635. 4-(2-bromo-4-chlorophenyl)-N-cyclopropylthiazol-2-amine was synthesized using general method C.

Example 184

compound n^(o)184: (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-morpholinopyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1g1 and 2i2 using general method E.

Example 185

compound n^(o)185: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2l2 using general method E.

Example 186

compound n^(o)186: (R)-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-fluorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2m2 using general method E and preparative HPLC purification.

Example 187

compound n^(o)187: (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1f1 and 2q1 using general method E.

Example 188

compound n^(o)188: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(3-(difluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2n2 using general method E and preparative HPLC purification.

Example 189

compound n^(o)189: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-fluorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2m2 using general method E and preparative HPLC purification.

Example 190

compound n^(o)190: (R)-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-fluorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1g1 and 2m2 using general method E and preparative HPLC purification.

Example 191

compound n^(o)191: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2o2 using general method E and preparative HPLC purification.

Example 192

compound n^(o)192: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(difluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2c4 using general method E

Example 193

compound n^(o)193: (R)-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1g1 and 2o2 using general method E.

Example 194

compound n^(o)194: (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1f1 and 2p2 (N-cyclopropyl-4-(2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-amine) using general method E. Intermediate 2p2 was synthesized from commercially available 7-bromo-4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazine and 2l using the methodology described in Scheme 17. 4-(2-bromo-4-chlorophenyl)-N-cyclopropylthiazol-2-amine was synthesized using general method C.

Example 195

compound n^(o)195: (3R,4S)-3-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)carbamoyl)-4-phenylpentanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1h1 and 2c using general method E.

Example 196

compound n^(o)196: (R)-2-(2-benzyl-3-carboxypropanamido)-5-(2-chlorophenyl)pyridine 1-oxide was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2q2 (2-amino-5-(2-chlorophenyl)pyridine) using general method E followed by oxidation with MCPBA. 2q2 was made from commercially available 5-bromopyridin-2-amine and (2-chlorophenyl)boronic acid using Suzuki coupling.

Example 197

compound n^(o)197: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-(2-chlorophenyl)pyrazin-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2r2 (5-(2-chlorophenyl)pyrazin-2-amine) using general method E. 2r2 was made from commercially available 5-bromopyrazin-2-amine and (2-chlorophenyl)boronic acid using Suzuki coupling.

Example 198

compound n^(o)198: 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(morpholinomethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized as described in Scheme 18.

Example 199

compound n^(o)199: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(2-methoxyethyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2s2 using general method E.

Example 200

compound n^(o)200: (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylamino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1j1 ((R)-4-(tert-butoxy)-2-(cyclopentylamino)-4-oxobutanoic acid) and 2c using general method E. 1j1 was made from (R)-2-amino-4-(tert-butoxy)-4-oxobutanoic acid and cyclopentanone by reductive amination using sodium cyanoborohydride in methanol.

Example 201

compound n^(o)201: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((2-(benzyloxy)ethyl)(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2u1 using general method E.

Example 202

compound n^(o)202: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-methylfuran-2-yl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and commercially available 2u2 (4-(5-methylfuran-2-yl)thiazol-2-amine) using general method E.

Example 203

compound n^(o)203: (R)-3-benzyl-4-oxo-4-((3-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)amino)butanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and commercially available 2v2 (3-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-5-amine) using general method E.

Example 204

compound n^(o)204: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-methoxyphenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and commercially available 2w2 (4-(5-chloro-2-methoxyphenyl)thiazol-2-amine) using general method E.

Example 205

compound n^(o)205: 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(4-hydroxybenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from from intermediates 1k1 (4-(tert-butoxy)-2-(4-(methoxymethoxy)benzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid) and 2c using general method E, the MOM group was deprotected with TFA in DCM. 1k1 was synthesized from 4-(methoxymethoxy)benzaldehyde using the HWE methodology (Scheme 13).

Example 206

compound n^(o)206: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(4′-cyano-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2x2 (2′-(2-(methylamino)thiazol-4-yl)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-carbonitrile) using general method E. Intermediate 2x2 was synthesized from (4-cyanophenyl)boronic acid and 2l by Suzuki coupling with the conditions described in Scheme 15.

Example 207

compound n^(o)207: (3R)-3-benzyl-4-((3-carbamoyl-4-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-5-methylthiophen-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and commercially available 2y2 (2-amino-4-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-5-methylthiophene-3-carbonitrile) using general method E.

Example 208

compound n^(o)208: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3′-methoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2z2 (4-(3′-methoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E. Intermediate 2z2 was synthesized from (3-methoxyphenyl)boronic acid and 2l by Suzuki coupling with the conditions described in Scheme 15.

Example 209

compound n^(o)209: 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-((2-methylthiazol-4-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1l1 (4-(tert-butoxy)-2-((2-methylthiazol-4-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid) and 2c using general method E. 1l1 was synthesized from 2-methylthiazole-5-carbaldehyde using the HWE methodology (Scheme 13).

Example 210

compound n^(o)210: 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-((5-methylisoxazol-3-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1m1 (4-(tert-butoxy)-2-((5-methylisoxazol-3-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid) and 2c using general method E. 1m1 was synthesized from 5-methylisoxazole-3-carbaldehyde using the HWE methodology (Scheme 13).

Example 211

compound n^(o)211: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2′-chloro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2a3 (4-(2′-chloro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E and preparative HPLC purification. Intermediate 2a3 was synthesized from (2-chlorophenyl)boronic acid and 2l by Suzuki coupling with the conditions described in Scheme 15.

Example 212

compound n^(o)212: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(2-methoxypyrimidin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2b3 (4-(2-(2-methoxypyrimidin-5-yl)phenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E. Intermediate 2b3 was synthesized from 5-bromo-2-methoxypyrimidine and 2l using the methodology described in Scheme 17.

Example 213

compound n^(o)213: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2,5-difluorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and commercially available 2c3 (4-(2,5-difluorophenyl)thiazol-2-amine) using general method E.

Example 214

compound n^(o)214: 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(oxazol-4-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1n1 (4-(tert-butoxy)-2-(oxazol-4-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid) and 2c using general method E. 1n1 was synthesized from oxazole-4-carbaldehyde using the HWE methodology (Scheme 13).

Example 215

compound n^(o)215: (3R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)methyl)butanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1o1 and 2c using general method E.

Example 216

compound n^(o)216: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2e3 (1-methyl-6-(2-(2-(methylamino)thiazol-4-yl)phenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1,8-naphthyridin-2(1H)-one) using general method E.

Intermediate 2e3 was synthesized from 6-bromo-1-methyl-3,4-dihydro-1,8-naphthyridin-2(1H)-one (which was obtained by treatment of 6-bromo-3,4-dihydro-1,8-naphthyridin-2(1H)-one with NaH in DMF and MeI) and 2l using the methodology described in Scheme 17. Intermediate 1b was synthesized using the HWE methodology (Scheme 13):

38.125 mmol of (E)-2-benzylidene-4-(tert-butoxy)-4-oxobutanoic acid, 75 mL of methanol and 38.125 mmol of DCA were successively introduced into a Schlenck tube under Ar. The solution was degassed using three argon/vacuum cycles, and subsequently transferred into the reaction vessel under inert atmosphere. To this degassed solution was added, under argon flow, 0.121 mmol of the RuCl₂-[(S)-BINAP] catalyst. The reaction vessel was then transferred into a Parr autoclave, under Ar flow. The Parr vessel was purged 3 times with H₂ with a pressure up to 20 sbars; the pressure was then adjusted to 10 bars. The Parr autoclave was put into an oil bath at 55° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at this temperature for 3 days. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool to RT and the hydrogen pressure was released carefully and the Parr vessel opened. The crude reaction mixture was concentrated to dryness using rotary evaporator to afford 16.74 g of a colored solid. An aliquot of the solid was diluted with water and acidified with HCl 6N to pH 1; then, the solution was extracted with EtOAc. The organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate, concentrated using rotary evaporator to yield the desired intermediate (ee=82.6%, determined by chiral HPLC). Solid (16.74 g) was recrystallized from an ACN/water mixture. Recrystallized product was diluted with water and acidified with 6N HCl to pH 1, the solution was extracted with EtOAc. The organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate, concentrated at rotavap to yield the desired intermediate 1b (ee=96.6%, determined by chiral HPLC).

Example 217

compound n^(o)217: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2f3 (N-methyl-4-(2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-amine) using general method E. Intermediate 2f3 was synthesized from 5-bromo-1-methyl-1-H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (which was obtained by treatment of 5-bromo-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine with NaH in DMF and MeI) and 2l using the methodology described in Scheme 17.

Example 218

compound n^(o)218: (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(dimethylamino)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1f1 and 2g3 (N-cyclopropyl-4-(2-(6-(dimethylamino)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-amine) using general method E and preparative HPLC purification. 2g3 was synthesized from 4-(2-bromophenyl)-N-cyclopropylthiazol-2-amine and 6-(dimethylamino)pyridin-3-ylboronic acid by Suzuki coupling with the conditions described in Scheme 15. 4-(2-bromophenyl)-N-cyclopropylthiazol-2-amine was synthesized using general method C.

Example 219

compound n^(o)219: (R)-4-((4-(2-(5-chloro-6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1f1 and 2h3 (4-(2-(5-chloro-6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-N-cyclopropylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E. 2g3 was synthesized from 5-bromo-3-chloro-2-methoxypyridine and 4-(2-bromophenyl)-N-cyclopropylthiazol-2-amine using the methodology described in Scheme 17. 4-(2-bromophenyl)-N-cyclopropylthiazol-2-amine was synthesized using general method C.

Example 220

compound n^(o)220: (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(5-fluoro-6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1f1 and 2i3 (N-cyclopropyl-4-(2-(5-fluoro-6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-amine) using general method E. 2i3 was synthesized from 5-bromo-3-fluoro-2-methoxypyridine and 4-(2-bromophenyl)-N-cyclopropylthiazol-2-amine using the methodology described in Scheme 17. 4-(2-bromophenyl)-N-cyclopropylthiazol-2-amine was synthesized using general method C.

Example 221

compound n^(o)221: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-(difluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2j3 using general method E.

Example 222

compound n^(o)222: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(5-chloro-6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2k3 (4-(5-chloro-2-(5-chloro-6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E. 2k3 was synthesized from 5-bromo-3-chloro-2-methoxypyridine and 4-(2-bromo-5-chlorophenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine using the methodology described in Scheme 17. 4-(2-bromo-5-chlorophenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine was synthesized using general method C.

Example 223

compound n^(o)223: (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(5-chloro-6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1f1 and 2l3 (4-(5-chloro-2-(5-chloro-6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-N-cyclopropylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E. 2l3 was synthesized from 5-bromo-3-chloro-2-methoxypyridine and 4-(2-bromo-5-chlorophenyl)-N-cyclopropylthiazol-2-amine using the methodology described in Scheme 17. 4-(2-bromo-5-chlorophenyl)-N-cyclopropylthiazol-2-amine was synthesized using general method C.

Example 224

compound n^(o)224: (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(5-fluoro-6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1f1 and 2m3 (4-(5-chloro-2-(5-fluoro-6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-N-cyclopropylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E. 2m3 was synthesized from 5-bromo-3-fluoro-2-methoxypyridine and 4-(2-bromo-5-chlorophenyl)-N-cyclopropylthiazol-2-amine using the methodology described in Scheme 17. 4-(2-bromo-5-chlorophenyl)-N-cyclopropylthiazol-2-amine was synthesized using general method C.

Example 225

compound n^(o)225: (S)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1p1 ((S)-2-benzyl-4-(tert-butoxy)-4-oxobutanoic acid) and 2a using general method E. 1p1 was synthesized from (S)-3-benzyl-4-methoxy-4-oxobutanoic acid using the chemistry described in steps 5 and 6 of general method B.

Example 227

compound n^(o)227: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-benzylthiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and commercially available 4-benzylthiazol-2-amine using general method E.

Example 229

compound n^(o)229: (R)-3-benzyl-4-oxo-4-((5-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)amino)butanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and commercially available 5-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-amine using general method E.

Example 230

compound n^(o)230: 3-([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-ylmethyl)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1q1 (2-([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-ylmethyl)-4-(tert-butoxy)-4-oxobutanoic acid) and 2c using general method E. 1q1 was synthesized from [1,1′-biphenyl]-4-carbaldehyde using the HWE methodology described in Scheme 13.

Example 231

compound n^(o)231: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and commercially available 4-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)thiazol-2-amine using general method E.

Example 232

compound n^(o)232: ((R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(4-methyl-1,2,5-oxadiazol-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and commercially available 4-(4-methyl-1,2,5-oxadiazol-3-yl)thiazol-2-amine using general method E.

Example 233

compound n^(o)233: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2n3 (N-methyl-4-(2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-amine) using general method E. 2n3 was synthesized from commercially available 1-methyl-4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-pyrazole and 2l using the methodology described in Scheme 15.

Example 234

compound n^(o)234: (3R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2o3 (4-(2-(3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)phenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E. 2o3 was synthesized from commercially available 3,5-dimethyl-4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)isoxazole and 2l using the methodology described in Scheme 15.

Example 235

compound n^(o)235: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-((2-chlorophenyl)carbamoyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2p3 using general method E and preparative HPLC purification. 2p3 was synthesized as described in Scheme 21.

Example 236

compound n^(o)236: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((6-(2-chlorophenyl)pyridazin-3-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2q3 (6-(2-chlorophenyl)pyridazin-3-amine) using general method E. 2q3 was synthesized from 6-bromopyridazin-3-amine and 2-chlorophenylboronic acid by Suzuki coupling with the conditions described in Scheme 8.

Example 237

compound n^(o)237: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2r3 (1-(2-(2-(methylamino)thiazol-4-yl)phenyl)pyrrolidin-2-one) using general method E. 2r3 was synthesized as described in Scheme 16.

Example 238

compound n^(o)238: (S)-2-((1-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl)oxy)acetic acid was synthesized as described in Scheme 22.

Example 239

compound n^(o)239: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((1-methyl-5-phenyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and commercially available 1-methyl-5-phenyl-1H-imidazol-2-amine using general method E.

Example 240

compound n^(o)240: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(1-(2-methoxyethyl)-6-oxo-1,6-dihydropyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2s3 (1-(2-methoxyethyl)-5-(2-(2-(methylamino)thiazol-4-yl)phenyl)pyridin-2(1H)-one) using general method E. 2s3 was synthesized from 5-bromo-1-(2-methoxyethyl)pyridin-2(1H)-one and 2l using the methodology described in Scheme 17.

Example 241

compound n^(o)241: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-6-oxo-1,6-dihydropyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2t3 (1-methyl-5-(2-(2-(methylamino)thiazol-4-yl)phenyl)pyridin-2(1H)-one) using general method E. 2t3 was synthesized from 5-bromo-1-methylpyridin-2(1H)-one and 2l using the methodology described in Scheme 17.

Example 242

compound n^(o)242: 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-((2,5-dimethyloxazol-4-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1r1 (tert-butyl 4-amino-3-((2,5-dimethyloxazol-4-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoate) and 2c using general method E. 1r1 was synthesized from 2,5-dimethyloxazole-4-carbaldehyde using the HWE methodology described in Scheme 13.

Example 243

compound n^(o)243: 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-((1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1s1 (4-(tert-butoxy)-2-((1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid) and 2c using general method E. 1s1 was synthesized from 1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-5-carbaldehyde using the HWE methodology described in Scheme 13.

Example 244

compound n^(o)244: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-hydroxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized by debenzylation of compound n^(o)158 with FeCl₃ in DCM and preparative HPLC purification.

Example 245

compound n^(o)245: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)((S)-2-hydroxypropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2v3 using general method E and preparative HPLC purification.

Example 246

compound n^(o)246: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)((R)-2-hydroxypropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2w3 using general method E and preparative HPLC purification.

Example 247

compound n^(o)247: (R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1w and 2c2 using general method E and preparative HPLC purification.

Example 248

compound n^(o)248: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2u3 (4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E. Intermediate 2u3 was synthesized from (6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)boronic acid and 4-(2-bromo-5-fluorophenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine by Suzuki coupling with the conditions described in Scheme 15. 4-(2-bromo-5-fluorophenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine was synthesized using general method C.

Example 250

compound n^(o)250: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(4,5-difluoro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2x3 (4-(4,5-difluoro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E. Intermediate 2x3 was synthesized from (6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)boronic acid and 4-(2-bromo-4,5-difluorophenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine by Suzuki coupling with the conditions described in Scheme 15. 4-(2-bromo-4,5-difluorophenyl)-N-methylthiazol-2-amine was synthesized using general method C.

Example 251

compound n^(o)251: (R)-4-((4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1t1 and 2a1 using general method E.

Example 252

compound n^(o)252: (R)-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-fluorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1t1 and 2z1 using general method E.

Example 253

compound n^(o)253: (R)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-((4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1t1 and 2m using general method E.

Example 254

compound n^(o)254: (S)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-(thiophen-2-ylmethyl)butanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1u1 and 2c using general method E.

Example 255

compound n^(o)255: (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2y3 (4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-N-cyclopropylthiazol-2-amine) using general method E. Intermediate 2y3 was synthesized from (6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)boronic acid and 4-(2-bromo-5-chlorophenyl)-N-cyclopropylthiazol-2-amine by Suzuki coupling with the conditions described in Scheme 15. 4-(2-bromo-5-chlorophenyl)-N-cyclopropylthiazol-2-amine was synthesized using general method C.

Example 256

compound n^(o)256: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2k2 using general method E.

Example 257

compound n^(o)257: (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2z3 using general method E.

Example 258

compound n^(o)258: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2a4 using general method E.

Example 259

compound n^(o)259: (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(3-(difluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1g1 and 2n2 using general method E.

Example 260

compound n^(o)260: (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1t1 and 2c using general method E.

Example 261

compound n^(o)261: (R)-4-(methyl(4-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1g1 and 2a4 using general method E.

Example 262

compound n^(o)262: (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1b and 2b4 using general method E.

Example 263

compound n^(o)263: (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid was synthesized from intermediates 1g1 and 2b4 using general method E.

BIOLOGY EXAMPLES BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 represents the effect of compound 9 on glucose-uptake measured in 3T3-L1 adipocyte cells in response to 10 nM of insulin.

FIG. 2 represents the effect of compound 9 on glucose-uptake measured in adipocytes isolated from High-fat diet fed mice

FIG. 3 represents the effect of compound 9 on isoprenaline-induced lipolysis in adipocytes from high-fat diet fed mice.

FIG. 4 represents the inhibition of in-vivo lipolysis following the injection of compound 2 in mice.

FIG. 5 represents the inhibition of in-vivo lipolysis following the injection of compound 9 in mice.

FIG. 6 represents the effect of compound 89 on isoprenaline-induced lipolysis in adipocytes isolated from normal rats.

FIG. 7 represents the effect of compounds 14, 89, 126, 139, 142, 155, 169 and 183 on isoprenaline-induced lipolysis in adipocytes isolated from normal rats.

FIG. 8 represents the inhibition of in-vivo lipolysis following the injection of compound 14, 169 or 183 in mice.

FIG. 9 represents the effect of compound 169 on the GLP-1 release from NCI-H716 cells.

MEMBRANE BINDING ASSAY: GTPγS BINDING ASSAY

The following assay can be used for determination of GPR43 activation. When a GPCR is in its active state, either as a result of ligand binding or constitutive activation, the receptor couples to a G protein and stimulates the release of GDP and subsequent binding of GTP to the G protein. The alpha subunit of the G protein-receptor complex acts as a GTPase and slowly hydrolyses the GTP to GDP, at which point the receptor normally is deactivated. Activated receptors continue to exchange GDP for GTP. The non-hydrolysable GTP analog, [³⁵S]GTPγS, was used to demonstrate enhance binding of [³⁵S]GTPγS to membranes expressing receptors. The assay uses the ability of GPCR to stimulate [³⁵S]GTPγS binding to membranes expressing the relevant receptors. The assay can, therefore, be used in the direct identification method to screen candidate compounds to endogenous or not endogenous GPCR.

Preparation of Membrane Extracts:

Membrane extracts were prepared from cells expressing the human GPR43 receptor (hGPR43) as follows: the medium was aspirated and the cells were scraped from the plates in Ca⁺⁺ and Mg⁺⁺-free Phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). The cells were then centrifuged for 3 min at 1500 g and the pellets were resuspended in buffer A (15 mM Tris-HCl pH 7.5, 2 mM MgCl₂, 0.3 mM EDTA, 1 mM EGTA) and homogenized in a glass homogenizer. The crude membrane fraction was collected by two consecutive centrifugation steps at 40.000×g for 25 min separated by a washing step in buffer A. The final pellet was resuspended in 500 μl of buffer B (75 mM Tris-HCl pH 7.5, 12.5 mM MgCl₂, 0.3 mM EDTA, 1 mM EGTA, 250 mM sucrose) and flash frozen in liquid nitrogen. Protein content was assayed by the Folin method.

GTPγS Assay (SPA Method):

The assay was performed in the presence of SCFA, and was used to determine the activity of the compounds of the invention.

The [³⁵S]GTPγS assay was incubated in 20 mM HEPES pH7.4, 100 mM NaCl, 10 μg/ml saponin, 30 mM of MgCl₂, 10 μM of GDP, 5 μg membrane-expressing hGPR43, 250 μg of wheatgerm agglutinin beads (Amersham, ref: RPNQ001), a range concentration of compounds (from 30 μM to 1 nM) in a final volume of 100 μl for 30 min at room temperature. The SCFA propionate was used at 1 mM final concentration as positive control. The plates were then centrifuged for 10 minutes at 2000 rpm, incubated for 2 hours at room temperature and counted for 1 min in a scintillation counter (TopCount, PerkinElmer). The results of the tested compounds are reported as the concentration of the compound required to reach 50% (EC₅₀) of the maximum level of the activation induced by these compounds.

When tested in the assay described above and by way of illustration the compounds in Table 3 activate GPR43 receptor with an EC₅₀ ranging from 13 nM to 2910 nM.

TABLE 3 Compounds EC₅₀ values in GTPγ³⁵S assay. Compound n° EC₅₀ (nM) 1 109 2 273 3 653 4 759 5 292 8 563 9 60 10 405 11 680 12 424 13 875 14 109 15 426 16 389 17 643 18 104 19 322 20 96 21 260 22 365 23 327 83 98 89 37 90 88 91 354 92 249 93 493 60 95 94 200 95 628 96 249 97 32 98 113 99 567 100 142 101 67 102 442 103 137 105 76 106 216 107 361 108 305 109 457 110 452 111 393 112 538 113 226 114 539 115 72 116 175 119 421 121 766 123 134 126 183 129 858 131 96 132 276 133 241 135 796 139 38 141 996 142 14 143 77 144 897 149 225 150 353 154 832 155 94 156 867 158 49 160 244 164 161 165 30 166 13 168 43 169 19 171 50 172 355 175 57 177 127 178 30 182 92 183 57 191 37 194 30 195 2169 196 1832 197 1910 199 1383 201 1362 202 1509 203 1783 206 2317 207 2910 209 2466 210 2678 216 341 217 126 218 32 220 27 222 102 223 87 224 27 246 628 Cell Based Assay: Calcium Flux. The Aequorin-Based Assay

The following assay can be used for determination of GPR43 activation. The aequorin assay uses the responsiveness of mitochondrial apoaequorin to intracellular calcium release induced by the activation of GPCRs (Stables et al., 1997, Anal. Biochem. 252:115-126; Detheux et al., 2000, J. Exp. Med., 192 1501-1508). Briefly, GPCR-expressing clones are transfected to coexpress mitochondrial apoaequorin and Ga16. Cells expressing GPR43 receptor are incubated with 5 μM Coelenterazine H (Molecular Probes) for 4 hours at room temperature, washed in DMEM-F12 culture medium and resuspended at a concentration of 0.5×10⁶ cells/ml (the amount can be changed for optimization). Cells are then mixed with test compounds and light emission by the aequorin is recorded with a luminometer for 30 sec. Results are expressed as Relative Light Units (RLU). Controls include assays using cells not expressing GPR43 (mock transfected), in order to exclude possible non-specific effects of the candidate compound.

Aequorin activity or intracellular calcium levels are “changed” if light intensity increases or decreases by 10% or more in a sample of cells, expressing a GPR43 and treated with a compound of the invention, relative to a sample of cells expressing the GPR43 but not treated with the compound of the invention or relative to a sample of cells not expressing the GPR43 (mock-transfected cells) but treated with the compound of the invention.

Cell based assay: Intracellular Inositol-Phosphate Accumulation Assay. (Gq-Associated Receptor)

The following assay can be used for determination of GPR43 activation. On day 1, GPR43-expressing cells in mid-log phase are detached with PBS-EDTA, centrifuged at 2000×g for 2 min and resuspended in medium without antibiotics. After counting, cells are resuspended at 4×10⁵ cells/ml (the amount can be changed for optimization) in medium without antibiotics, distributed in a 96 well plate (100 μl/well) and the plate is incubated overnight at 37° C. with 5% CO₂. On day 2, the medium is removed and the compounds of the invention, at increasing concentrations, are added (24 μl/well) and the plate is incubated for 30 min. at 37° C. in a humidified atmosphere of 95% air with 5% CO₂. The IP1 concentrations are then estimated using the IP1-HTRF assay kit (Cisbio international, France) following the manufacturer recommendations.

Cell Based Assay: cAMP Accumulation Assay (G_(i/o), Associated Receptor)

The following assay can be used for determination of GPR43 activation. Cells expressing GPR43 in mid-log phase and grown in media without antibiotics are detached with PBS-EDTA, centrifuged and resuspended in media without antibiotics. Cells are counted and resuspended in assay buffer at 4.2×10⁵ cells/ml. 96 well plates are filled with 12 μl of cells (5×10³ cells/well), 6 μl of compound of the invention at increasing concentrations and 6 μl of Forskolin (final concentration of 10 μM). The plate is then incubated for 30 min. at room temperature. After addition of the lysis buffer, cAMP concentrations are estimated, according to the manufacturer specification, with the HTRF kit from Cis-Bio International.

In vitro Assays to Assess Compound Activity in 3T3-L1 Cell Line

3T3-L1 adipocytes cell line has been described as cellular model to assess compounds mimicking insulin-mediated effect such as inhibition of lipolysis and activation of glucose uptake.

Lipolysis.

3T3-L1 cells (ATCC) are cultured in Dulbecco's modified eagle's medium (DMEM) containing 10% (v/v) bovine serum (fresh regular medium) in 24 well plate. On day 0 (2 days after 3T3-L1 preadipocytes reached confluence), cells are induced to differentiate by insulin (10 μg/ml), IBMX (0.5 mM) and dexamethasone (1 μM). On day 3 and every other 3^(rd) day thereafter, fresh regular medium is substituted until day 14.

On day 14, the medium is removed and cells are washed twice with 1 ml of a wash buffer (Hank's balanced salt solution). The wash solution is removed and the SCFA or the compounds of the invention, or a combination of both, are added at the desired concentration in Hank's buffer supplemented with 2% BSA-FAF and incubated for 10 minutes a 37° C. Then, isoproterenol (100 nM) is added to induce lipolysis and incubate for 30 minutes at 37° C. The supernatants are collected in a glycerol-free container. 25 μl (the amount can be changed for optimization) of cell-free supernatants are dispensed in 96-well microtiter plate, 25 μl of free glycerol assay reagent (Chemicon, the amount can be changed for optimization) is added in each well and the assay plate is incubated for 15 minutes at room temperature. The absorbance is recorded with a spectrophotometer at 540 or 560 nm. Using the supernatants, the free fatty acids amount can be assessed using the NEFA assay kit (Wako) according the manufacturer's recommendations.

Glucose Uptake.

3T3-L1 cells are differentiated as described previously with or without of 30 μM of compound of the invention (the concentration can be changed for optimization) during the 14 days of differentiation. The day of the experiment, the cells are washed twice with a KREBS-Ringer bicarbonate (pH 7.3) supplemented with 2 mM sodium pyruvate and starved for 30 minutes in the same buffer at 37° C. in an atmosphere containing 5% CO2 and 95% O2. Various amount of SCFA, compounds of the invention or combination of both are then added with or without 10 nM of insulin (the amount can be changed for optimization) for 30 minutes at 37° C. in an atmosphere containing 5% CO2 and 95% O2. Then, D-(³H)-2 deoxyglucose (0.2 μCi/well) and D-2-deoxyglucose (0.1 mM) is added for 30 minutes. To stop the reaction, the cells are immersed in ice-cold saline buffer, washed for 30 min, and then dissolved in NaOH 1M at 55° C. for 60 minutes. NaOH is neutralized with HCl 1M. The 3H labeled radioactivity of an aliquot of the extract is counted in the presence of a scintillation buffer.

When tested in the glucose-uptake assay described above and by way of illustration the compound n° 9 significantly increases the glucose-uptake in response to 10 nM of insulin (FIG. 1).

It is important to note that in the above-mentioned assay the positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) disclosed in Lee et al., (Mol. Pharmacol. 74(6) pp 1599-1609, 2008) do not increase the glucose uptake. This lack of effect on glucose uptake could be explained by the weak affinity (˜1 μM) of the PAMs disclosed by Lee et al.

In vitro Assays to Assess Compound Activity in NCI-H716 Cell Line

Human intestinal cell line NCI-H716 has been described as cellular model to assess compounds mimicking nutrient-mediated effect such as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) secretion.

GLP-1 Release.

NCl-H716 cells (ATCC, Manassas) are cultured in Dulbecco's modified eagle's medium (DMEM) containing 10% (v/v) bovine serum, 2 mM L-glutamine, 100 IU/ml penicillin and 100 μg/ml streptomycin in 75 ml flask. Cell adhesion and endocrine differentiation is initiated by growing cells in 96-well plate coated with matrigel in High Glucose DMEM containing 10% (v/v) bovine serum, 2 mM L-glutamine, 100 IU/ml penicillin and 100 μg/ml streptomycin for 2 days. On day 2, the medium is removed and cells are washed once with a pre-warmed wash buffer (Phosphate Buffered salt solution). The wash solution is removed and the SCFA or the compounds of the invention, or a combination of both, are added at the desired concentration in High Glucose DMEM containing 0.1% (v/v) bovine serum and incubated for 2 hours at 37° C. The supernatants are collected in a container. Using the cell-free supernatants, the GLP-1 amount is assessed using a GLP-1 specific ELISA assay kit according the manufacturer's recommendations (ALPCON).

When tested in the GLP-1 release assay described above and by way of illustration the compound n° 169 significantly increases the GLP-1 secretion from NCI-H716 cells (FIG. 9).

Ex vivo Assays to Assess Compound Activity in Adipocytes from Normal and High-Fat Diet Fed Mice

Mice C56Black6 male were housed in Makrolon type IV group housing cages (56×35×20 cm³) throughout the experimental phase. Animals' cages litters were changed once a week. They were housed in groups of 10 animals at 12 light dark (at 8 h30 pm lights off), 22+/−2° C. and 50+/−5% relative humidity. Animals were acclimated one week. During the whole phase, standard diet or diet high in energy from fat (Research Diets, New Brunswick, N.J.) and tap water were provided ad libitum. The animals were 16 weeks old at the time of the study.

For keeping only mice that have responded to the high fat diet, fasted glycemia was measured in these mice just before performing the ex-vivo study.

Glucose Uptake Assay in Isolated Adipocytes.

Animals were killed by cervical dislocation and epididymal fat pads were removed and digested in collagenase buffer at 37° C./120 rpm for approximately 50 minutes. The digest was filtered through gauze to recover the adipocytes, which were washed and resuspended in Krebs-Ringer Hepes (KRH) buffer containing 1% BSA, 200 nM adenosine and 2 mM glucose.

Isolated adipocytes were washed in glucose-free KRH-buffer and resuspended to 30%. Adipocytes were then incubated at 37° C./80 rpm with either compound of the invention (30 μM, 10 μM and 1 μM) in the presence or absence of insulin (10 nM) for 30 min. 2-deoxyglucose and 2-deoxy-D-[1-³H]-glucose (³H-2-DOG) were added and incubation continued for 10 min. The reactions were then stopped by addition of cytochalasin b followed by centrifugation through dinonylphthalate to recover the adipocytes. The uptake of ³H-2-DOG- was measured by scintillation. Each data point was investigated in triplicates in two independent experiments.

When tested in the assay described above and by way of illustration the compound n° 9 significantly increase the glucose uptake in adipocytes isolated from High-fat diet fed mice (FIG. 2).

Lipolysis Assay in Isolated Adipocytes.

Isolated adipocytes were diluted to 5% in KRH-buffer and were pre-treated with compound of the invention (30 μM, 10 μM and 1 μM) for 30 min at 37° C./120 rpm. After the pre-treatment, Isoprenaline (1 μM) was added to the adipocytes followed by 30 min incubation at 37° C./150 rpm. The reactions were put on ice and the buffer was assayed spectrophotometrically for the production of NADH⁺ from glycerol breakdown in reactions catalyzed by glycerol kinase and glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and/or Non Esterified Fatty Acid (NEFA). Each data point was investigated in triplicates in two independent experiments.

According to the method described above and by way of illustration the compound n° 9 dose-dependently inhibits isoprenaline-induced lipolysis in adipocytes from high-fat diet fed mice (FIG. 3).

Compounds n° 14, 89, 126, 139, 142, 155, 169 and 183 inhibit isoprenaline-induced lipolysis in adipocytes isolated from normal rats according to the method described above (FIGS. 6 and 7).

It is important to note that in the above-mentioned assay the positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) disclosed in Lee et al., (Mol. Pharmacol. 74(6) pp 1599-1609, 2008) do not display an anti-lipolytic effect on rat adipocytes. This lack of effect could be explained by the weak affinity (˜1 μM) of the PAMs disclosed by Lee et al.

In vivo Assay to Assess Compound Activity in Rodent Diabetes Model

Genetic Rodent Models:

Rodent models of T2D associated with obesity and insulin resistance have been developed. Genetic models such as db/db and ob/ob in mice and fa/fa in Zucker rats have been developed for understanding the pathophysiology of disease and testing candidate therapeutic compounds as compound of the invention. The homozygous animals, C57 Black/6-db/db mice developed by Jackson Laboratory are obese, hyperglycemic, hyperinsulinemic and insulin resistant (J Clin Invest, 1990, 85:962-967), whereas heterozygotes are lean and normoglycemic. In the db/db model, mice progressively develop insulinopenia with age, a feature commonly observed in late stages of human T2D when sugar levels are insufficiently controlled. Since this model resembles that of human T2D, the compounds are tested for activities including, but not limited to, lowering of plasma glucose and triglycerides. Zucker (fa/fa) rats are severely obese, hyperinsulinemic, and insulin resistant, and the fa/fa mutation may be the rat equivalent of the murine db mutation.

Genetically altered obese diabetic mice (db/db) (male, 7-9 weeks old) are housed under standard laboratory conditions at 22° C. and 50% relative humidity, and maintained on a diet of Purina rodent chow and water ad libitum. Prior to treatment, blood is collected from the tail vein of each animal and blood glucose concentrations are determined using one touch basic glucose monitor system (Lifescan). Mice that have plasma glucose levels between 250 to 500 mg/dl are used. Each treatment group consists of several mice that are distributed so that the mean of glucose levels are equivalent in each group at the start of the study. Db/db mice are dosed by micro-osmotic pumps, inserted using isoflurane anesthesia, to provide compounds of the invention, saline, or an irrelevant compound to the mice intravenously (i.v). Blood is sampled from the tail vein at intervals thereafter and analyzed for blood glucose concentrations. Significant differences between groups (comparing compounds of the invention to saline-treated) are evaluated using Student t-test.

The High-Fat Diet Fed Mouse:

This model was originally introduced by Surwit et al. in 1988. The model has shown to be accompanied by insulin resistance, as determined by intravenous glucose tolerance tests, and of insufficient islet compensation to the insulin resistance. The model has, accordingly, been used in studies on pathophysiology of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and type 2 diabetes and for development of new treatments.

C57BL/6J mice are maintained in a temperature-controlled room (22° C.) on a 12-h light-dark cycle. One week after arrival, mice are divided into two groups and are fed either a high-fat diet or received continuous feeding of a normal diet for up to 12 months. On caloric basis, the high-fat diet consist of 58% fat from lard, 25.6% carbohydrate, and 16.4% protein (total 23.4 kJ/g), whereas the normal diet contains 11.4% fat, 62.8% carbohydrate, and 25.8% protein (total 12.6 kJ/g). Food intake and body weight are measured once a week, and blood samples are taken at indicated time points from the intraorbital retrobulbar plexus from nonfasted anesthetized mice.

For intravenous glucose tolerance tests (IVGTTs), 4-h fasted mice are anesthetized with 7.2 mg/kg fluanison/fenlanyl and 15.3 mg/kg midazolam.

Thereafter a blood sample is taken from the retrobulbar, intraorbital, capillary plexus, after which D-glucose (1 g/kg) is injected intravenously in a tail vein (volume load 10 l/g). Additional blood samples are taken at 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 75 min after injection. Following immediate centrifugation at 4 C, plasma is separated and stored at −20 C until analysis. For oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTTs), 16-h fasted anesthetized mice are given 150 mg glucose by gavage through a gastric tube (outer diameter 1.2 mm), which is inserted in the stomach. Blood samples are taken at 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, and 120 min after glucose administration and handled as above.

Administration of the compounds: Five-week-old mice are fed a high-fat or a normal diet for 8 weeks. After 4 weeks, the mice are additionally given the compound of the invention in their drinking water (0.3 mg/ml, the amount can be changed for optimization. Control groups are given tap water without compound. After another 4 weeks, the mice are subjected to an OGTT as described above.

Insulin and glucose measurements: Insulin is determined enzymatically using an ELISA assay kit (Linco Research, St. Charles, Mo.). Plasma glucose is determined by the glucose oxidase method.

In vivo Assay to Assess Compound Anti-Obesity Activity in Rodent Model

Mouse Acute Food Intake and Weight Change:

Male C57BL/6N wild-type mice are weighed and vehicle or compounds of the invention are administered by oral gavage to male mice approximately 30 min prior to the onset of the dark phase of the light cycle. Mice are fed ad libitum in the dark phase following dosing. A preweighed aliquot of a highly palatable medium high fat diet is provided in the food hopper of the cage 5 min prior to the onset of the dark phase of the light cycle and weighed 2 and 18 h after the onset of the dark phase of the light cycle.

Acute Studies in Diet-Induced Obesity (DIO) Rats:

For acute experiments, male Sprague-Dawley DIO rats from Charles River Laboratories are raised from 4 weeks of age on a diet moderately high fat (32% kcal) and high in sucrose (25% kcal). Animals are used at 12 weeks of age and are maintained on a 12/12 h light dark cycle. The rats are randomized into groups (n=6/group) for compounds of the invention and vehicle dosing. Rats are weighed 17 h after dosing to determine effects on overnight body weight gain. Compounds of the invention are administered orally or s.c. at amount desired 1 h before the start of the dark cycle. Powdered food is provided in food cups which are weighed continuously at 5 min intervals over 18 h and the data are recorded using a computerized system.

Chronic Studies in Diet-Induced Obesity Rats:

For the 14-day chronic experiment, male Sprague-Dawley DIO rats are obtained as described above. Animals are used at 15 weeks of age and are maintained on a 12/12 hour light-dark cycle. Rats are conditioned to dosing for 4 days prior to baseline measurements, using an oral gavage or a s.c. route of vehicle. Thereafter, animals are dosed daily with vehicle or compound by oral gavage or s.c. Compound of the invention or vehicle is administered 1 h before the dark cycle for 14 days. Body composition is measured by dual energy X-ray densitometry (DEXAscan) 5 days prior to the study and at the end of the 14-day study. Daily endpoints included body weight and food intake.

In vivo Assay to Assess Compound Anti-Lipolytic Activity in Rodent Model

Male C57BL/6N wild-type are housed one per cage in a room maintained on a 12 h light/dark cycle under constant temperature (22-25° C.) with ad libitum access to food and water. The anti-lipolytic effects of the compounds of the invention are studied in awake mice. Animals are fasted overnight before experimental use. On the day of the experiment, animals are put in metabolic cages and left undisturbed to acclimate to the environment for 1-2 h. blood samples are taken at indicated time points from the intraorbital retrobulbar plexus. A 1% sodium citrate saline solution is used to flush the lines. A pre-treatment blood sample is obtained from each animal to determine baseline values for free fatty acids (FFA) and triglycerides (TG). Compounds of the invention are given via oral gavage, sc injection, iv injection or ip injection for each different series of experiments. Blood samples are collected into pre-cooled tubes pre-coated with heparin (200 μl blood, Li-heparin, Sarstedt) for determination triglycerides and glycerol and in tri-potassium EDTA added sodium fluoride (200 μl blood, K₃-EDTA, 1.6 mg/mL+1% NaF, Sarstedt) for determination of plasma free fatty acids. The tubes are placed on wet ice pending processing. Blood samples will be centrifuged at 4000×g, at 4° C., 15 min the resulting plasma will be transferred into non-coated tubes and stored at −80° C. until analyses. The plasma is thawed at 4° C. for determinations of FFA and TG using commercial kits (Wako Chemicals).

According to the method described above and by way of illustration the compounds n° 2 and 9 administered by ip injection, inhibit, 15 minutes following the injection, in vivo FFA baseline at the concentration of 15 mg/kg from normal diet fed mice in comparison to the vehicle (FIGS. 4 and 5). The compounds n° 14, 169 and 183 orally administered, inhibit, 15 minutes following the dosing, in vivo FFA baseline at the concentration of 50mg/kg from normal diet fed mice in comparison to the vehicle (FIG. 8).

While embodiments of the invention have been illustrated and described, it is not intended that these embodiments illustrate and describe all possible forms of the invention. Rather, the words used in the specification are words of description rather than limitation ant it is understood that various changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. 

1-19. (canceled)
 20. A compound of formula Ib-4:

and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and solvates thereof, wherein Ar¹ is a 5- to 6-membered aryl or heteroaryl group, 3- to 8-membered cycloalkyl group, a 3- to 8-membered heterocycloalkyl group, or a linear or branched C₃-C₆ alkyl group, each of the aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, or alkyl groups being optionally substituted by one or more groups selected from halo, cyano, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, heteroalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy, amino, alkoxyalkoxy, alkylamino, aminoalkyl, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, cycloalkyloxycarbonyl, heterocyclyloxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, heteroaryloxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, cycloalkylcarbonyloxy, heterocyclylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, heteroarylcarbonyloxy, arylalkyloxy, alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino, heterocyclylcarbonylamino arylcarbonylamino, heteroarylcarbonylamino, alkylcarbonylaminoalkyl, acylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl, arylcarbamoyl, heteroarylcarbamoyl, carbamoylalkyl, carbamoylamino, alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, cycloalkylsulfonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, heteroarylsulfonyl sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, arylsulfamoyl, heteroarylsulfamoyl, alkylsulfonylamino, cycloalkylsulfonylamino, heterocyclylsulfonylamino, arylsulfonylamino, heteroarylsulfonylamino, haloalkylsulfonylamino, or two substituents form an alkylenedioxy group or a haloalkylenedioxy group, or two substituents form a cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl moiety together with the cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl group they are attached to, or fused to the aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl group may be one or more cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl or heteroaryl moiety, each of said substituents being optionally substituted by one or more further substituents selected from halo, alkoxy, alkyl, alkylamino, alkylcarbonyl, alkylheteroaryl, alkylsulfonyl, aralkyl, aryl, arylamino, aryloxy, cyano, haloalkoxy, haloalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heteroarylcarbonyl, heterocyclyl, hydroxyl, oxo, or sulfonyl; L¹ is a single bond, C₁-C₂ alkylene, C₁-C₂ alkenylene, each optionally being substituted by one or more substituents selected from halo, C₁-C₂ alkyl, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl; or L¹ is —N(R^(N))—, wherein R^(N) is H or C₁-C₂ alkyl; or L¹ and R¹ together are ═CH—; R¹ is H, halo, allyl, or a C₁-C₄ alkyl group, which may optionally be substituted by one or more groups selected from halo or C₁-C₄ alkyl; L² is a C₁-C₃ alkylene, C₂-C₄ alkenylene, C₃-C₆ cylcloalkylene, each of which being optionally substituted by one or more groups selected from halo, alkyl, alkoxy, or haloalkyl; or L² is —O—CH₂— R¹ and L² together are ═CH—, under the condition that -L¹-Ar¹ is H; or R¹ and L² together are a 5- to 6-membered saturated or unsaturated carbocyclic or heterocyclic group, under the condition that -L¹-Ar¹ is H; Z is selected from the group consisting of —COOR,

wherein R is H or linear or branched alkyl, aryl, acyloxyalkyl, dioxolene, R³ is H, methyl or ethyl, and R⁴ is hydroxyl —SO₂CH₃, —SO₂cyclopropyl or —SO₂CF₃; R² is H, linear or branched C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ hydroxyalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₂-C₄ alkenyl, C₂-C₄ alkynyl, C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl, C₃-C₆ cycloalkylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, alkoxycarbonylalkyl, aminocarbonylalkyl, or aralkyloxyalkyl; each of the alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, alkoxycarbonylalkyl, aminocarbonylalkyl, and aralkyloxyalkyl groups being optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from halo, cyano, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, heteroalkyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, amino, alkylamino, aminoalkyl, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino, alkylcarbonylaminoalkyl, acylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl, carbamoylalkyl, carbamoylamino, alkylcarbamoylamino, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, alkylsulfonylamino, cycloalkylsulfonylamino, haloalkylsulfonylamino, or two substituents form an alkylenedioxy group or a haloalkylenedioxy group, Ar³ is an aryl or heteroaryl group, each of which being optionally substituted by one or more groups selected from halo, cyano, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, heteroalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy, amino, alkylamino, aminoalkyl, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, cycloalkyloxycarbonyl, heterocyclyloxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, heteroaryloxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, cycloalkylcarbonyloxy, heterocyclylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, heteroarylcarbonyloxy, arylalkyloxy, alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino, heterocyclylcarbonylamino arylcarbonylamino, heteroarylcarbonylamino, alkylcarbonylaminoalkyl, acylamino, carbamoyl, hydroxycarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl, arylcarbamoyl, heteroarylcarbamoyl, carbamoylalkyl, carbamoylamino, alkylcarbamoylamino, cycloalkylaminocarbamoyl, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, cycloalkylsulfonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, heteroarylsulfonyl sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, arylsulfamoyl, heteroarylsulfamoyl, alkylsulfonylamino, cycloalkylsulfonylamino, heterocyclylsulfonylamino, arylsulfonylamino, heteroarylsulfonylamino, haloalkylsulfonylamino, or two substituents form an alkylenedioxy group or a haloalkylenedioxy group, or two substituents form a cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl moiety together with the cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl group they are attached to, or fused to the aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl group may be one or more cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl or heteroaryl moiety, each of said substituents being optionally substituted by one or more further substituents selected from halo, alkoxy, alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxyalkoxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy, amino, alkylamino, alkylaminoalkoxy, cycloalkylamino, aralkylamino, alkylaminoalkyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, alkylcarbonyl, cycloalkylcarbonylamino, alkylheterocyclyl, alkylheteroaryl, alkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonylamino, aralkyl, aralkyloxy, aryl, arylamino, aryloxy, cyano, haloalkoxy, haloalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heteroarylcarbonyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclyloxy, hydroxyl, oxo, or sulfonyl, or Ar³ form an aryl, or heteroaryl group fused to Ar², wherein each of said aryl or heteroaryl groups fused to Ar² are optionally substituted by one or more halo; X is S or O; Y is CH or N; Ar³ is attached to the heterocyclic group

either in position 4 or 5; and if Y is CH, R⁵ is H, halo, cyano, hydroxyl, linear or branched C₁-C₃ alkyl, C₁-C₃ hydroxyalkyl, C₁-C₃ haloalkyl, and R⁵ is attached to the heterocyclic group either in position 4, if Ar³ is attached in position 5, or in position 5, if Ar³ is attached in position 4; if Y is N, R⁵ is absent and Ar³ is attached in position 5; with the following provisos:

is not 4-(4-butylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl, 4-(4-ethylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl, 4-(para-tolyl)thiazol-2-yl, 4-phenylthiazol-2-yl, 4-(4-propylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl, 4-(4-(sec-butyl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl, 4-(4-isopropylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl, 4-(4-isobutylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl, 4-(4-(tert-butyl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl, 4-(4-butylphenyl)-5-methylthiazol-2-yl, 4-(4-ethylphenyl)-5-methylthiazol-2-yl, 5-methyl-4-(para-tolyl)thiazol-2-yl, 5-methyl-4-phenylthiazol-2-yl, 5-methyl-4-(4-propylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl, 4-(4-(sec-butyl)phenyl)-5-methylthiazol-2-yl, 4-(4-isopropylphenyl)-5-methylthiazol-2-yl, 4-(4-isobutylphenyl)-5-methylthiazol-2-yl, 4-(4-(tert-butyl)phenyl)-5-methylthiazol-2-yl, 4-(4-butyl-3-methylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl, 4-(4-ethyl-3-methylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl, 4-(3,4-dimethylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl, 4-(meta-tolyl)thiazol-2-yl, 4-(3-methyl-4-propylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl, 4-(4-(sec-butyl)-3-methylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl, 4-(4-isopropyl-3-methylphenyl)thiazol-2yl, 4-(4-isobutyl-3-methylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl, 4-(4-(tert-butyl)-3-methylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl, 4-(4-butyl-3-methylphenyl)-5-methylthiazol-2-yl, 4-(4-ethyl-3-methylphenyl)-5-methylthiazol-2-yl, 4-(3,4-dimethylphenyl)-5-methylthiazol-2-yl, 5-methyl-4-(meta-tolyl)thiazol-2-yl, 5-methyl-4-(3-methyl-4-propylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl, 4-(4-(sec-butyl)-3-methylphenyl)-5-methylthiazol-2-yl, 4-(4-isopropyl-3-methylphenyl)-5-methylthiazol-2-yl, 4-(4-isobutyl-3-methylphenyl)-5-methylthiazol-2-yl, 4-(4-(tert-butyl)-3-methylphenyl)-5-methylthiazol-2-yl; Ar³ is not (7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin)-4yl;

is not 5-cyano-thiazolyl; the compound of formula I is none of. 2-[[[4-(4-butylphenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexane carboxylic acid, 2-[[[4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, 6-[[[4-(3,4-dimethylphenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 6-[[[5-methyl-4-(4-propylphenyl)-2 thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 2-[[[4-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, 2-[[[4-(2,5-dimethylphenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, 6-[[[5-(2-chlorophenyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 2-[[[5-methyl-4-(4-propylphenyl)-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxybic acid, 6-[[[4[-4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenyl]-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 2-[[(5-methyl-4-phenyl-2-thiazolyl)amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, 2-[[[5-methyl-4-[4-(2-methylpropyl)phenyl]-2-thiazolyl)amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, 2-[[[4-(4-chlorophenyl)5-ethyl-2-thiazoly)amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, 2-[[[4-(3-methoxyphenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, 6-[[[5-methyl-4-(4-methylphenyl)-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 6-[[[4-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-ethyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 6-[[[4-(2,5-dimethylphenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 6-[[(5-phenyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 2-[[[5-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2yl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, 2-[[(6-carboxy-3-cyclohexen-1-yl)carbonyl]amino]-4-phenyl-5-thiazolecarboxylic acid-5-ethyl ester, 6-[[[5-methyl-4-[4-(2-methylpropyl)phenyl]-2-thiazolyl)amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 6-[[(5-ethyl-4-phenyl-2-thiazolyl)amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 6-[[[4-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl)amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 2-[[[4-(3-chlorophenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, 6-[[[5-(1-ethylphenyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 2-[[[5-(2-thienyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, 2-[[(4,5-diphenyl-2-thiazolyl)amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxybic acid, 6-[[[4-(4-ethylphenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 2-[[(5-ethyl-4-phenyl-2-thiazolyl)amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, 2-[[[4-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, 2-[[[4-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, 6-[[[4-(3-chlorophenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 2-[[[5-methyl-4-(4-methylphenyl)-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, 6-[[[5-(2-thienyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 2-[[[4-(4-ethylphenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, 2-[[(2-carboxycyclohexyl)carbonyl]amino]-4-phenyl-5-thiazolecarboxylic acid-5-ethyl ester, 2-[[[5-methyl-4-[4-(1-methylethyl)phenyl]-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, 6-[[[4-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 6-[[[4-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 2-[[[4-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, 6-[[[4-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 2-[[[4[4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenyl]-5-methyl-2-thiazolyl]amino]carbonyl-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, 6-[[(5-methyl-4-phenyl-2-thiazolyl)amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 6-[[(5-(2-thienyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]amino]carbonyl]-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and solvates thereof.
 21. The compound according to claim 20 having the formula Ib-4a:

wherein Ar¹, L¹, L², R¹, R², R⁵, X, Y and Z are as defined in claim 20; R²° and R′²⁰ are independently selected from halo, cyano, C₁-C₃ alkyl, cyclopropyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkoxycarbonylamino, or the two substituents form an alkylenedioxy group or a haloalkylenedioxy group; Ar⁴ is 5 or 6 membered aryl, 5 or 6 membered heteroaryl, each of said 5 or 6 membered aryl or 5 or 6 membered heteroaryl groups being optionally fused to one or more 5 or 6 membered cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl or heteroaryl moiety, thus forming a fused ring system, and the latter fused ring system being optionally substituted by one or more further substituents selected from halo, hydroxyl, oxo, alkyl, and/or each of said 5 or 6 membered aryl or 5 or 6 membered heteroaryl groups being optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from halo, cyano, hydroxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, heteroarylalkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxyalkoxy, alkylaminoalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy, aralkyloxy, alkylamino, alkylaminoalkyl, cycloalkylamino, arylamino, aralkylamino, alkylaminocarbonyl, heteroarylcarbonyl, alkylcarbonylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonylamino, each of said cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, heteroarylalkyl, cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy, aralkyloxy, heteroarylcarbonyl, cycloalkylamino, arylamino, aralkylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino being optionally substituted by one or more further substituents selected from halo, oxo or alkyl; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and solvates thereof.
 22. The compound according to claim 21 having the formula Ib-4b:

wherein Ar¹, Ar⁴, L¹, L², R¹, R², R⁵, R²⁰, R′²⁰, and Z are as defined in claim 21; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and solvates thereof.
 23. The compound according to claim 22 having formula Ib-4c:

wherein Ar¹, L¹, L², R¹, R², R⁵, and Z are as defined in claim 20, R²° and R′²⁰ are independently selected from halo, cyano, C₁-C₃ alkyl, cyclopropyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkoxycarbonylamino, or the two substituents form an alkylenedioxy group or a haloalkylenedioxy group; R²¹ and R²² are independently selected from H, halo, alkoxy; R²³ is selected from halo, cyano, hydroxyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, heteroarylalkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxyalkoxy, alkylaminoalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy, aralkyloxy, alkylamino, alkylaminoalkyl, cycloalkylamino, arylamino, aralkylamino, alkylaminocarbonyl, heteroarylcarbonyl, alkylcarbonylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino, alkylsulfonyl, each of said cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, heteroarylalkyl, cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylalkyloxy, heterocyclyloxy, aryloxy, aralkyloxy, heteroarylcarbonyl, cycloalkylamino, arylamino, aralkylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino being optionally substituted by one or more further substituents selected from halo, oxo or alkyl; Y¹ is N or C—R²⁴ where R²⁴ is H, halo, alkoxy, alkyl, heterocyclyl, or Y¹ is C—R²⁴ and R²⁴ and R²³ together form a 5 or 6 membered cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl or heteroaryl moiety, thus forming a fused ring system, the latter fused ring system being optionally substituted by one or more group selected from oxo, alkyl or halo; and Y² is N or C—R²⁵ where R²⁵ is H, halo, alkoxy, alkyl, heterocyclyl, or Y² is C—R²⁵ and R²⁵ and R²³ together form a 5 or 6 membered cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl or heteroaryl moiety, thus forming a fused ring system, the latter fused ring system being optionally substituted by one or more group selected from oxo, alkyl or halo, under the condition that R²⁴ and R²³ together do not form a 5 or 6 membered cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl or heteroaryl moiety; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and solvates thereof.
 24. The compound according to claim 23 having formula Ib-4d:

wherein, Ar¹, L¹, L², R¹, R², R⁵, and Z are as defined in claim 20; R²⁰ and R′²⁰ are independently selected from halo, cyano, C₁-C₃ alkyl, cyclopropyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkoxycarbonylamino, or the two substituents form an alkylenedioxy group or a haloalkylenedioxy group; and R²¹, R²², R²³, and R²⁵ are as defined above in claim 23; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and solvates thereof.
 25. The compound according to claim 24 having formula Ib-4e:

wherein, Ar¹, L¹, L², R¹, R², R⁵, R²⁰, R′²⁰, R²¹, R²², R²³, R²⁵ and Z are as defined in claim 24; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and solvates thereof.
 26. The compound according to claim 20 having formula Ib-4k:

wherein Ar¹, L¹, L², R¹, R², R⁵, X, Y, and Z are defined as in claim 20; R²⁶, R′²⁶, R²⁷, R′²⁷, R²⁸ are independently selected from H, halo, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, alkylamino, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino, acylamino, carbamoyl, alkoxycarbamoyl, cycloalkylcarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoylamino, cycloalkylaminocarbamoyl, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, alkylsulfonylamino, haloalkylsulfonylamino, or two substituents form an alkylenedioxy group or a haloalkylenedioxy group; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and solvates thereof.
 27. The compound according to claim 26 having formula Ib-41:

wherein Ar¹, L², L², R¹, R², R⁵ R²⁶, R′²⁶, R^(27, R′) ²⁷, R²⁸ and Z are as defined in claim 26; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and solvates thereof.
 28. The compound according to claim 20 having the formula Ib-4m:

wherein Ar¹, L¹, L², R¹, R², R⁵, and Z are as defined in respect claim 20; and R′²⁶ and R²⁷ are independently selected from H, halo, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkyloxy, alkylamino, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonylamino, haloalkylcarbonylamino, cycloalkylcarbonylamino, acylamino, carbamoyl, alkoxycarbamoyl, cycloalkylcarbamoyl, alkylcarbamoylamino, cycloalkylaminocarbamoyl, alkylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, alkylsulfonylamino, haloalkylsulfonylamino, or the two substituents form an alkylenedioxy group or a haloalkylenedioxy group; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and solvates thereof.
 29. The compound according to claim 20 selected from the group consisting of: 1 6-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)carbamoyl)cyclohex-3-enecarboxylic acid 2 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 3 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 4 (R)-4-benzyl-4-((4-(2-fluorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 5 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 8 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(4-cyanophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 9 (S)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-phenylbutanoic acid 10 (Z)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobut-2-enoic acid 11 (R)-3-benzyl-4-oxo-4-((3-phenyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)amino)butanoic acid 12 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 13 (R)-3-benzyl-4-oxo-4-((4-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)butanoic acid 14 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 15 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-(2-chlorophenyl)pyridin-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 16 (R)-3-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)carbamoyl)heptanoic acid 17 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-(4-fluorobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 18 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 19 (R)-3-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)carbamoyl)-5-methylhexanoic acid 20 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 21 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-chloro-4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 22 (R)-4-(allyl(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-benzyl-4-oxobutanoic acid 23 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(2-methoxy-2-oxoethyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 24 (R)-methyl-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoate 26 (R)-3-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylcarbamoyl)-5-phenylpentanoic acid 27 (S)-3-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylcarbamoyl)-5-phenylpentanoic acid 28 (R)-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-4-oxo-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)butanoic acid 29 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-(3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)butanoic acid 30 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-(2-cyanobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 31 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-(3-cyanobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 32 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-(4-cyanobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 33 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-(4-methoxybenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 34 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-(3-methoxybenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 35 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-(2-methoxybenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 36 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-methoxyphenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 37 (R)-3-benzyl-4-oxo-4-(4-(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)butanoic acid 38 (R)-4-benzyl-5-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-5-oxopentanoic acid 39 (S)-4-benzyl-5-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-5-oxopentanoic acid 40 (R)-methyl 4-benzyl-5-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-5-oxopentanoate 41 (S)-methyl 4-benzyl-5-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-5-oxopentanoate 42 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropylmethyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 43 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(benzyl(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 44 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 45 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(4-methoxybenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 46 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(3-methoxybenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 47 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(2-methoxybenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 48 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(4-cyanobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 49 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(3-cyanobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 50 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(2-cyanobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 51 (R)-3-(4-chlorobenzyl)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 52 (R)-3-(3-chlorobenzyl)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 53 (R)-3-(2-chlorobenzyl)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 54 (3S)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-yl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 55 (S)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 56 (R)-4-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl(methyl)amino)-3-benzyl-4-oxobutanoic acid 57 (R)-4-(benzo[d]oxazol-2-yl(methyl)amino)-3-benzyl-4-oxobutanoic acid 58 (R)-2-((1 H-tetrazol-5-yl)methyl)-N-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)-N-methyl-3-phenylpropanamide 59 (R)-2-benzyl-N-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)-N-methyl-3-(5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)propanamide 60 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 61 (S)-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-3-cyclohexyl-4-oxobutanoic acid 62 (S)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-cyclohexyl-4-oxobutanoic acid 63 (S)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-phenylbutanoic acid 64 (3R)-3-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylcarbamoyl)-4-phenylpentanoic acid 65 (R)-2-((1H-tetrazol-5-yl)methyl)-N-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)-3-phenylpropanamide 66 (R)-2-benzyl-N-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)-3-(5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)propanamide 68 (3R)-3-benzyl-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-2-methyl-4-oxobutanoic acid 69 (R)-2-benzyl-N-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)-3-(3-hydroxyisoxazol-5-yl)propanamide 72 (E)-3-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylcarbamoyl)-4-phenylbut-3-enoic acid 74 (Z)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-phenylbut-2-enoic acid 79 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-3-fluoro-4-oxobutanoic acid 80 (R)-3-benzyl-3-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylcarbamoyl)hex-5-enoic acid 81 (E)-3-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)carbamoyl)-4-phenylbut-3-enoic acid 82 (35)-3-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)carbamoyl)-4-phenylpentanoic acid 83 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((3-(2-chlorophenyl)-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 84 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((3-(2-chlorophenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 86 (R)-2-benzyl-N-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)-3-(3-hydroxyisoxazol-5-yl)-N-methylpropanamide 89 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 90 (R)-3-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)carbamoyl)-5-methylhexanoic acid 91 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-cyanophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 92 (R)-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-4-oxo-3-phenylbutanoic acid 93 (R)-4-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-3-(3-fluorobenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 94 (S)-3-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)carbamoyl)-4-methylpentanoic acid 95 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 96 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(ethyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 97 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 98 cis-6-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-ylcarbamoyl)cyclohex-3-enecarboxylic acid 99 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(4-methoxybenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 100 cis-6-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)carbamoyl)cyclohex-3-enecarboxylic acid 101 cis-2-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)carbamoyl)cyclohexanecarboxylic acid 102 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(4-(2,5-dimethylthiophen-3-yl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 103 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 105 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 106 (3S,4R)-3-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)carbamoyl)-4-phenylpentanoic acid 107 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(thiophen-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 108 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-chloropyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 109 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-(phenylamino)butanoic acid 110 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(4-methylbenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 111 (R)-4-((4-([1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-benzyl-4-oxobutanoic acid 112 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(4-(2,5-dichlorothiophen-3-yl)thiazol-2-ylamino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 113 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclopropylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 114 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-(thiazol-4-ylmethyl)butanoic acid 115 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-(dimethylamino)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 116 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 117 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(2-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 118 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-((ethoxycarbonyl)amino)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 119 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-fluoropyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 120 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-methylpyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 121 (R)-4-((2-amino-2-oxoethyl)(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-benzyl-4-oxobutanoic acid 122 (R)-3-benzyl-4-oxo-4-((4-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)butanoic acid 123 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 124 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 125 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3-chloro-4-methoxyphenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 126 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(3-methoxy-3-oxopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 127 3-(bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-ylmethyl)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 128 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-ethoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 129 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(4′-methoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 130 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 131 (R)-1-(5-(2-(2-(2-benzyl-3-carboxy-N-methylpropanamido)thiazol-4-yl)phenyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-ium 2,2,2-trifluoroacetate 132 (R)-4-(2′-(2-(2-benzyl-3-carboxy-N-methylpropanamido)thiazol-4-yl)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)morpholin-4-ium 2,2,2-trifluoroacetate 133 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-morpholinopyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 134 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3′-chloro-[-1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 135 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(furan-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 136 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-(2-methoxyethoxy)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 138 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(4′-isopropyl-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 139 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 140 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(5-fluoro-6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 141 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 142 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 143 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 144 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-cyclopropylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 145 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(4′-(dimethylamino)41,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 146 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3′-fluoro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 147 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3′,5′-difluoro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 148 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chloro-6-fluorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 149 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(4′-chloro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 150 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 151 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(4-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 152 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 153 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3-fluoro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 154 (3R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 155 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(2-hydroxyethyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 156 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(3-hydroxypropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 157 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(5-chloro-6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 158 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-(benzyloxy)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 159 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 160 (R)-4-((4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 161 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 162 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-fluorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 163 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 164 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3-(difluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 165 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 166 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 167 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 168 (R)-4-((4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4yl)methyl)butanoic acid 169 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 170 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((2-hydroxyethyl)(4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 171 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-morpholinopyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 172 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(2-hydroxyethypamino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 173 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 174 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 175 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2,3,5-trichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 176 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(4-chloro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 177 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 178 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 179 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 180 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-morpholinopyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 181 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-morpholinopyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 182 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-13][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 183 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 184 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-morpholinopyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 185 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 186 (R)-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-fluorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 187 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 188 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(3-(difluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 189 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-fluorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 190 (R)-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-fluorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 191 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 192 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(difluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 193 (R)-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 194 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 195 (3R,45)-3-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)carbamoyl)-4-phenylpentanoic acid 198 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(morpholinomethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 199 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(2-methoxyethyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 200 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylamino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 201 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((2-(benzyloxy)ethyl)(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 202 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-methylfuran-2-yl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 204 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-methoxyphenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 205 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(4-hydroxybenzyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 206 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(4′-cyano-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 208 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3′-methoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 209 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-((2-methylthiazol-4-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 210 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-((5-methylisoxazol-3-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 211 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2′-chloro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 212 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(2-methoxypyrimidin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 213 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2,5-difluorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 214 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(oxazol-4-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 215 (3R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 216 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 217 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 218 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(dimethylamino)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 219 (R)-4-((4-(2-(5-chloro-6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 220 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(5-fluoro-6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 221 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-(difluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 222 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(5-chloro-6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 223 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(5-chloro-6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 224 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(5-fluoro-6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 225 (S)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 230 3-([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-ylmethyl)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 231 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 232 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(4-methyl-1,2,5-oxadiazol-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 233 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 234 (3R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 235 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-((2-chlorophenyl)carbamoyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 237 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 238 (S)-2-((1-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl)oxy)acetic acid 240 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(1-(2-methoxyethyl)-6-oxo-1,6-dihydropyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 241 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-6-oxo-1,6-dihydropyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 242 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-((2,5-dimethyloxazol-4-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 243 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-((1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 244 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-hydroxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 245 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)((S)-2-hydroxypropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 246 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)((R)-2-hydroxypropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 247 (R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 248 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 250 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(4,5-difluoro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 251 (R)-4-((4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 252 (R)-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-fluorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 253 (R)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-((4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 254 (S)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-(thiophen-2-ylmethyl)butanoic acid 255 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 256 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 257 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 258 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 259 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(3-(difluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 260 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 261 (R)-4-(methyl(4-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 262 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 263 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 264 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-isopropoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 265 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-(cyclopropylmethoxy)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 266 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-(methoxymethyl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 267 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-((dimethylamino)methyl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 268 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-(N-methylcyclopropanecarboxamido)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 269 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-(dimethylcarbamoyl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 270 (R)-4-((4-(2-(6-(4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-benzyl-4-oxobutanoic acid 271 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-(3-methyl-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 272 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 273 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(3-methyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-6-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 274 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-(benzyl(methyl)amino)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 275 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(6-(cyclohexyl(methyl)amino)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 276 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 277 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 278 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(3-fluoro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 279 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2-(5-chloro-6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)-3-fluorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 280 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3-fluoro-2-(5-fluoro-6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 281 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(5-fluoro-6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 282 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(3,5-difluoro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 283 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-(((S)-tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 284 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-(((R)-tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 285 (R)-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 286 (R)-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 287 (R)-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-(difluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 288 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 289 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 290 (R)-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 291 (R)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-((4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 292 (R)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-((4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)-5-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 293 (R)-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 294 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 295 (R)-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-fluorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 296 (R)-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 297 (R)-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 298 (R)-4-((4-(2-chloro-5-(difluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 299 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-((5-methylfuran-2-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 300 4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-((4,5-dimethylfuran-2-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 301 3-(benzofuran-2-ylmethyl)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 302 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)butanoic acid 303 (R)-4-((4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-(pyrimidin-2-ylmethyl)butanoic acid 304 (3 R)-4-((4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 305 (3R)-4-((4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 306 (R)-4-((4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(((2R,3R)-2-methyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 307 (3 R)-4-((4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(((2R)-2-methyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 308 (3 R)-4-((4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(((2R,6S)-2,6-dimethyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 309 (3 R)-4-((4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(((3S)-3-methyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 310 (3 R)-4-((4-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(((3R,5S)-3,5-dimethyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 311 (R)-2-benzyl-N-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)-3-(4-hydroxy-1,2,5-thiadiazol-3-yl)-N-methylpropanamide 312 (R)-2-benzyl-N-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)thiazol-2-yl)-3-(3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazol-4-yl)-N-methylpropanamide 313 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 314 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 315 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 316 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 317 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 318 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 319 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 320 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 321 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 322 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 323 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1)pyridin-3₁1)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 324 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 325 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 326 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 327 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 328 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 329 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 330 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 331 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 332 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 333 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 334 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 335 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 336 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 337 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 338 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 339 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 340 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 341 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 342 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 343 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 344 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 345 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 346 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 347 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3₁1)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 348 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 349 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 350 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 351 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 352 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 353 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 354 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 355 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 356 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 357 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 358 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 359 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 360 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 361 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 362 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 363 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 364 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 365 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 366 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 367 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 368 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 369 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 370 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 371 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 372 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 373 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 374 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 375 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 376 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 377 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 378 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 379 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 380 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 381 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 382 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 383 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 384 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 385 (R)-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 386 (R)-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 387 (R)-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 388 (R)-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 389 (R)-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 390 (R)-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 391 (R)-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 392 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 393 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 394 (R)-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 395 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 396 (R)-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 397 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 398 (R)-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 399 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 400 (R)-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 401 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 402 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 403 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 404 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 405 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 406 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 407 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 408 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 409 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 410 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 411 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 412 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 413 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 414 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 415 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 416 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 417 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 418 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 419 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 420 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 421 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 422 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 423 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 424 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 425 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 426 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 427 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 428 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 429 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 430 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 431 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 432 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 433 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 434 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 435 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 436 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 437 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 438 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 439 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 440 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 441 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 442 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 443 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 444 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 445 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 446 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 447 (R)-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 448 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 449 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 450 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 451 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 452 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 453 (R)-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 454 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 455 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 456 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 457 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 458 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 459 (R)-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 460 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 461 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 462 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 463 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 464 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 465 (R)-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 466 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 467 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 468 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 469 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 470 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 471 (R)-4-((4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 472 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 473 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 474 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 475 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 476 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 477 (R)-4-((4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 478 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 479 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 480 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 481 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 482 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 483 (R)-4-((4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 484 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 485 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 486 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 487 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 488 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 489 (R)-4-((4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 490 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 491 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 492 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 493 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 494 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 495 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 496 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 497 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 498 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 499 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 500 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 501 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 502 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 503 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 504 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 505 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 506 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 507 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 508 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 509 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 510 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 511 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 512 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 513 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 514 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 515 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 516 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 517 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(methyl(4-(2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 518 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 519 (R)-4-(methyl(4-(2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 520 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 521 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 522 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(methyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 523 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 524 (R)-4-(methyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 525 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 526 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 527 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(methyl(4-(2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 528 (R)-4-(methyl(4-(2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 529 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 530 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 531 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(methyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 532 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 533 (R)-4-(methyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 534 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 535 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 536 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 537 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 538 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 539 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 540 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 541 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 542 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 543 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 544 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 545 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 546 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 547 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 548 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 549 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 550 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 551 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 552 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 553 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 554 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 555 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 556 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 557 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-1H- pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 558 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 559 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 560 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 561 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 562 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 563 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 564 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 565 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 566 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 567 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 568 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 569 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 570 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 571 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 572 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 573 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 574 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 575 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 576 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 577 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 578 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 579 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 580 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 581 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 582 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 583 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 584 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 585 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 586 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 587 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 588 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 589 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 590 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 591 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 592 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 593 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 594 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 595 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 596 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 597 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 598 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 599 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 600 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 601 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 602 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 603 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 604 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 605 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 606 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 607 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 608 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 609 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 610 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 611 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 612 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 613 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(8-methyl-7-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 614 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 615 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 616 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 617 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 618 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 619 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 620 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 621 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 622 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 623 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 624 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 625 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(4-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 626 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 627 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 628 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 629 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 630 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 631 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 632 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin-6-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 633 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-6-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 634 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 635 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin-6-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 636 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-methyl-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,6-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 637 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(1,3-dimethyl-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 638 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(7-methyl-8-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,7-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 639 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-methyl-5-oxo-6,7-dihydro-5H-pyrrolo[3,4-b]pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 640 (R)-4-((4-(2-(5-chloro-6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 641 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(3-methyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-6-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 642 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrido[2,3-b][1,4]oxazin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 643 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(3-methyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-6-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 644 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(7-methyl-6-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,7-naphthyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 645 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-methyl-7-oxo-6,7-dihydro-5H-pyrrolo[3,4-b]pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 646 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(1,3-dimethyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-6-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 647 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-6-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 648 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(5-fluoro-6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 649 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(1-methyl-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1,5-naphthyridin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 650 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(3-methyl-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 651 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-methyl-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 652 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-methyl-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 653 (R)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-methyl-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 654 (R)-4-(methyl(4-(5-methyl-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 655 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-methyl-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 656 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-methyl-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 657 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-methyl-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 658 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(methyl(4-(5-methyl-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 659 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(5-fluoro-4-(5-methyl-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 660 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-methyl-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 661 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((5-fluoro-4-(5-methyl-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 662 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(4-(5-methyl-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 663 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(methyl(3-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 664 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(3-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 665 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(methyl(3-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 666 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(3-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 667 (R)-4-(methyl(3-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 668 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(3-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 669 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2,5-dimethyl-4-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 670 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(2,5-dimethyl-4-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 671 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2,5-dimethyl-4-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 672 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-((4-(2,5-dimethyl-4-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 673 (3R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2,5-dimethyl-4-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 674 (3R)-4-((4-(2,5-dimethyl-4-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 675 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2,5-dimethyl-4-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 676 (R)-4-((4-(2,5-dimethyl-4-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 677 (3R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2,5-dimethyl-4-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 678 (3R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2,5-dimethyl-4-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)-5-fluorothiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 679 (R)-3-benzyl-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2,5-dimethyl-4-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 680 (R)-3-benzyl-4-((4-(2,5-dimethyl-4-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)furan-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)(methyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 681 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(1-methyl-6-oxopiperidin-3-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 682 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(1-methyl-2-oxopiperidin-4-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 683 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(3-methyl-2-oxoimidazolidin-4-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 684 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(N-methylacetamido)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 685 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(1,3-dimethyl-2-oxohexahydropyrimidin-5-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 686 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(5-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 687 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(1-methyl-2-oxoimidazolidin-4-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 688 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 689 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxoimidazolidin-4-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 690 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(1-methyl-5-oxopyrrolidin-2-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 691 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(4-methyl-3-oxopiperazin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 692 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(4-methyl-2,5-dioxopiperazin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 693 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(dimethylcarbamoyl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 694 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(3-methyl-2-oxohexahydropyrimid-4-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 695 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-isopropoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 696 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(1-methyl-6-oxopiperidin-2-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 697 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(1-methyl-5-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 698 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(3-methyl-2-oxotetrahydropyrimidin-1(2H)-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 699 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxotetrahydropyrimidin-1(2H)-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 700 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(1,3-dimethyl-2-oxoimidazolidin-4-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 701 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(1,3-dimethyl-2-oxohexahydropyrimidin-4-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 702 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(1-methyl-2-oxohexahydropyrimid-4-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 703 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(N-methylcyclopropanecarboxamido)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 704 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(1-methyl-2-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 705 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(cyclopropylmethoxy)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 706 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 707 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(1-methyl-2-oxopiperidin-3-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 708 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(methoxymethyl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 709 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(1-methyl-2-oxohexahydropyrimid-5-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 710 (3R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(5-oxopyrrolidin-2-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 711 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 712 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(5-(fluoromethoxy)-2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 713 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)-5-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 714 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)butanoic acid 715 (R)-2-(2-(carboxymethyl)-3-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-oxopropyl)pyridine 1-oxide 716 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-(((R)-tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 717 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-(pyrimidin-2-ylmethyl)butanoic acid 718 (S)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-(thiophen-2-ylmethyl)butanoic acid 719 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-(((S)-tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 720 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-(((S)-tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 721 (3R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-(((25)-2-methyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 722 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-(((R)-tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 723 (3R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-(((3R,55)-3,5-dimethyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 724 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-(((2R,3R)-2-methyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 725 (3R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-(((3S)-3-methyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 726 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-(((S)-tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 727 (R)-3-(benzofuran-2-ylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 728 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-(((R)-tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 729 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-((5-methylfuran-2-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 730 (3R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 731 (3R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-(((2R,65)-2,6-dimethyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 732 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 733 (3R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxo-3-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)methyl)butanoic acid 734 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 735 (R)-4-((4-(5-chloro-2-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)(cyclopropyl)amino)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 736 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-(oxetan-3-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 737 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(oxetan-3-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 738 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-(oxetan-3-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 739 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(3-methyloxetan-3-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 740 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-(oxetan-3-ylmethyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 741 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(3-fluorooxetan-3-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 742 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-((3-methyloxetan-3-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 743 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(oxetan-3-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 744 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-((3-methyloxetan-3-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 745 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(3-methyloxetan-3-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 746 (R)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-((3-methyloxetan-3-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 747 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(3-fluorooxetan-3-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 748 (S)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-((3-fluorooxetan-3-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 749 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(oxetan-3-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 750 (S)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-((3-fluorooxetan-3-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 751 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(3-methyloxetan-3-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid 752 (S)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-3-((3-fluorooxetan-3-yl)methyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid 753 (R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(cyclopropyl(4-(2-(6-(3-fluorooxetan-3-yl)pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)thiazol-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoic acid
 30. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound according to claim 20 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, diluent, excipient and/or adjuvant.
 31. A method for the treatment and/or prevention of type II diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, low HDL cholesterol, high LDL cholesterol, hyperlipidemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia hypertension, hyperlipoproteinemia, metabolic syndrome, syndrome X, thrombotic disorders, cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis and its sequelae including angina, claudication, heart attack, stroke and others, kidney diseases, ketoacidosis, nephropathy, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases, said method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of claim 20 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.
 32. The method of claim 31, wherein said compound of claim 20 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof is a modulator of GPR43 receptor activity.
 33. The method of claim 32, wherein the compound is an agonist or partial agonist of GPR43 receptor activity.
 34. The method of claim 31, wherein dyslipidemia is mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia.
 35. The method of claim 31, wherein the nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases are steatosis or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). 